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SD Codified L § 5-5-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-11 - Rent payable in advance--Maximum term of lease--Governor's approval required--Lessee's right to renewal.

5-5-11. Rent payable in advance--Maximum term of lease--Governor's approval required--Lessee's right to renewal.All rents, except rents from sharecropping which shall be paid after the crop has been harvested, shall be paid annually in advance. No term of lease may exceed five years, nor is any lease valid until it receives the approval of the Governor. However, any lessee of such common school, indemnity, or endowment lands is, at the expiration of a five-year lease, entitled, at the lessee's option, to a new lease for the land included in the lessee's original lease, or such portion thereof which has not been sold, for a period of five years. Source: SL 1949, ch 71, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0405-2; SL 1996, ch 37.
SD Codified L § 5-5-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-12 - Short-term leases acceptable--Leasing without readvertisement--Entitlement to new five-year lease.

5-5-12. Short-term leases acceptable--Leasing without readvertisement--Entitlement to new five-year lease.The commissioner of school and public lands may accept a bid for a lease covering a period of one year or more, not exceeding five years, and in case no bids or proposals are made for any term, under the publication required in §5-5-5, or in case of a failure from any cause to complete the leasing of any tract offered, it shall within nine months thereafter be lawful to lease such lands under the provisions of this chapter without a readvertisement. However, any lessee of such common school, indemnity, or endowment lands is, at the expiration of a lease, entitled to a new lease for the land included in his original lease, or such portion thereof which has not been sold, for a period of five years. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §5; RC 1919, §5637; SL 1923, ch 256, §1; SDC 1939, §15.0405; SL 1987, ch 47, §2.
SD Codified L § 5-5-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-13 - Special four-year leases for approved land renovation practices--Cancellation--Entitlement to new five-year lease.

5-5-13. Special four-year leases for approved land renovation practices--Cancellation--Entitlement to new five-year lease.The commissioner may lease agricultural and grazing lands for the period of up to four years for the purpose of approved land renovation practices such as summer-fallowing, mechanical or chemical control, ripping, furrowing, contouring, deferred grazing, wildlife production, or conservation plans as approved by the local conservation district, if in his opinion it is necessary to do so in order to bring the land back into production, the lessee to pay only one year's rent for such land. If any lands are leased as above provided, the person leasing such land, before the lease is approved by the commissioner, shall pay to the county treasurer of the county in which the land is situated the total amount of rent therefor. If the lessee so renting the land fails or neglects to implement the above renovation practices at the proper time or in the proper manner, the commissioner in his discretion may declare the lease canceled and the amount paid thereon shall be forfeited. However, any lessee of such common school, indemnity, or endowment lands is, at the expiration of a lease, entitled, at his option, to a new lease for the land included in his original lease, or such portion thereof as has not been sold, for a period of five years. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §15; RC 1919, §5647; SDC 1939, §15.0412; SL 1985, ch 37, §3; SL 1987, ch 47, §3.
SD Codified L § 5-5-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-14 - Provisions for sale or exchange of land unimpaired--Cancellation of lease to permit sale or exchange.

5-5-14. Provisions for sale or exchange of land unimpaired--Cancellation of lease to permit sale or exchange.Nothing herein contained in any way prevents the sale or exchange of common school, indemnity, or endowment lands as provided in §§5-3-7 and 5-9-1 nor prevents the commissioner of school and public lands from incorporating, into each lease a sales clause permitting the cancellation of any lease on January first of any year of the term thereof for the purpose of sale or exchange. Source: SL 1949, ch 71, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0405-6; SL 1976, ch 20, §2; SL 1985, ch 38.
SD Codified L § 5-5-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-15 - Deposit of first year's rent by successful bidder--Approval, execution, and delivery of lease--Return of deposit if lease disapproved.

5-5-15. Deposit of first year's rent by successful bidder--Approval, execution, and delivery of lease--Return of deposit if lease disapproved.If the highest offer for any tract of land is satisfactory and the tract is reserved for the bidder, the bidder shall at once deposit with the commissioner the amount specified as the annual rental for the tract. A lease of such tract shall be prepared in duplicate, according to the form prescribed by the commissioner. The lessee shall sign the lease.If the commissioner approves the lease, the commissioner shall submit the lease to the Governor for approval. If the Governor approves the lease, the Governor shall certify the approval and the commissioner shall sign the lease in duplicate on behalf of the state and file a copy of the lease and the Governor's approval in the commissioner's office. The commissioner shall deliver one copy of the lease to the lessee, and notify the county treasurer of the execution and approval of the lease.If the commissioner or the Governor disapprove the proposed lease, the commissioner shall return to the bidder the sum deposited. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §10; RC 1919, §5642; SL 1923, ch 257; SDC 1939, §15.0407; SL 1967, ch 35; SL 1994, ch 47, §3.
SD Codified L § 5-5-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-16 - Rent payable annually in advance to commissioner.

5-5-16. Rent payable annually in advance to commissioner.Except as otherwise provided, the rent for all leased lands must be paid annually in advance and must be promptly paid when due, to the commissioner of school and public lands. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §12; RC 1919, §5644; SL 1933, ch 172, §1; SDC 1939, §15.0409; SL 1988, ch 49, §1.
SD Codified L § 5-5-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-17 - Action to recover delinquent rent or forfeit lease--Prosecution of action--Proceeds of action.

5-5-17. Action to recover delinquent rent or forfeit lease--Prosecution of action--Proceeds of action.Whenever any lessee shall fail to pay the annual rental for any lands leased when the same becomes due, it shall be optional with the commissioner of school and public lands to bring suit against such lessee in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the land is situated, for the recovery of such rental, damages, and costs occasioned by such failure, or to declare such lease forfeited and to proceed to offer such lands for lease.In case the commissioner considers it to the interest of the state to commence suit against such lessee, it is hereby made the duty of the state's attorney of such county to commence and prosecute such suit whenever he is directed to do so by the commissioner. All money arising from such suit shall be paid into the county treasury of the proper county and be placed to the credit of the interest and income fund of the class to which such lands belong. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §13; RC 1919, §5645; SL 1921, ch 358; SDC 1939, §15.0410.
SD Codified L § 5-5-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-18 - Agricultural lessee to clear weeds and pests.

5-5-18. Agricultural lessee to clear weeds and pests.Any person leasing school or endowment lands for agricultural purposes shall destroy all noxious weeds and pests on any lands so leased pursuant to chapter 38-22. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §§14, 16; RC 1919, §§5646, 5648; SDC 1939, §15.0411; SL 1985, ch 37, §4.
SD Codified L § 5-5-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-19 - Waste and burning on leased lands prohibited--Action for forfeiture and damages.

5-5-19. Waste and burning on leased lands prohibited--Action for forfeiture and damages.No lessee of land for agricultural purposes shall burn or permit to be burned any hay, straw, stubble, or cornstalks on the land covered by his lease, and the commission of such waste or any other waste upon any such land by the lessee shall cause a forfeiture of the lease and shall render the lessee liable to the state for damages caused by such waste. Actions to enforce the provisions of this section shall be prosecuted by the state's attorney of such county, whenever he is directed so to do by the commissioner of school and public lands, in any court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the land is situated. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §17; RC 1919, §5649; SDC 1939, §15.0413.
SD Codified L § 5-5-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-20 - Assignment of lease--Approval required--Form--Filing--Fee--Subletting prohibited--Double damages for subletting.

5-5-20. Assignment of lease--Approval required--Form--Filing--Fee--Subletting prohibited--Double damages for subletting.The lessee of any school or endowment lands may assign his lease to any third person; but before any such assignment of a lease is effective, the assignment shall be approved by the commissioner of school and public lands and a copy thereof filed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall prescribe the form to be used for such assignment and shall fix a reasonable fee for filing, recording and approval of it. The subletting of any school and endowment lands by the lessee thereof for profit is prohibited. Such subletting shall be cause for the forfeiture of the lease and shall render the lessee liable to the state for damages in double the amount of the difference between the lease rental and the amount paid or agreed to be paid from the sublessee. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §21; RC 1919, §5653; SDC 1939, §15.0417; SL 1951, ch 44; SL 1984, ch 36, §1.
SD Codified L § 5-5-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-21 - Action to enforce prohibition against subletting--Disposition of proceeds.

5-5-21. Action to enforce prohibition against subletting--Disposition of proceeds.Any action to enforce the provisions of §5-5-20 shall be prosecuted by the state's attorney of the county, if the state's attorney is directed so to do by the commissioner, in any court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the land is situated. The gross amount awarded by the court shall be paid to the commissioner and credited to the same account and in the same manner as the lease rental on the lands is credited. Source: SDC 1939, §15.0417 as added by SL 1951, ch 44; SL 1994, ch 47, §4.
SD Codified L § 5-5-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-22 - Permit for improvements and conservation activities by lessee--Right of removal--State not liable for material or labor.

5-5-22. Permit for improvements and conservation activities by lessee--Right of removal--State not liable for material or labor.In offering any land for leasing or at any time after the lease has been made, the commissioner of school and public lands may grant to any lessee of land under the provisions of this chapter a permit to erect thereon such buildings, corrals, fences, and well apparatus as may be necessary to fully carry out the purposes of the lease, and such lessee may remove such improvements as are capable of removal without damage to the land at any time before the expiration of the term or upon cancellation of the lease, and during a period of sixty days from the date upon which such land is offered for releasing or sale, and may sink such wells and construct such dams thereon as may be necessary, the cost of which may not exceed an amount agreed upon by the commissioner. In addition, the commissioner of school and public lands may grant in like manner a permit to prepare the ground and to plant shelter belts on such land, and to perform government approved ripping, furrowing, contouring, and reseeding. However, the lessee shall notify the county auditor and the commissioner of school and public lands in writing whenever any such improvements are placed upon such lands. In no event is the state liable for any material furnished for, nor for any labor performed on, such improvements. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §18; RC 1919, §5650; SDC 1939, §15.0415; SL 1941, ch 52; SL 1943, ch 51; SL 1957, ch 44; SL 1966, ch 36; SL 1985, ch 37, §5.
SD Codified L § 5-5-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-23 - State ownership of improvements not removed--Permit renewed by new lease by same lessee.

5-5-23. State ownership of improvements not removed--Permit renewed by new lease by same lessee.If such improvements are not removed in the manner and within the time specified in §5-5-22 or within such further period as may be granted by the commissioner of school and public lands for good cause shown, or unless such improvements are disposed of as hereinafter provided, then such improvements shall become the property of the state without further consideration. In the event that any lessee, who, upon the expiration of his lease, re-leases such tract of land at the letting, any permit for improvements previously issued and his rights to the same shall be automatically renewed for the period of time covered by such new lease without any further action on the part of such lessee. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §§18, 19; RC 1919, §§5650, 5651; SL 1923, ch 254; SDC 1939, §15.0415; SL 1941, ch 52; SL 1943, ch 51; SL 1957, ch 44.
SD Codified L § 5-5-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-24 - Permit for fall tillage, weed control and planting in final year of lease--Valuation by board of appraisal.

5-5-24. Permit for fall tillage, weed control and planting in final year of lease--Valuation by board of appraisal.After the first day of September of the last year of such lease on land for agricultural purposes, the lessee may apply for and may receive a permit from the commissioner of school and public lands in the same manner as other permits for improvements are granted for fall tillage or chemical weed control for the planting of a crop the following spring, and in addition thereto the cost of the planting of a crop in the fall.In no case may the permit exceed the actual cost of tillage or chemical weed control on the land, and in case the land is seeded in the fall, not more than the actual additional cost of the seed and the seeding of the same.Such permit has the full force and effect of permits for other improvements and shall be handled in like manner.In the event a board of appraisal as hereinafter provided is required to appraise the value of such improvements, they may not take into consideration the value of any crop growing on the lands covered by a permit but shall appraise only the cost of preparing the land and seeding the same. Source: SDC 1939, §15.0415 as added by SL 1941, ch 52; SL 1943, ch 51; SL 1957, ch 44; SL 1985, ch 37, §6.
SD Codified L § 5-5-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-25 - Notice to lessee of expiration of lease--Rental rate for extension.

5-5-25. Notice to lessee of expiration of lease--Rental rate for extension.The commissioner shall notify each lessee by certified or registered mail directed to his post office address, as shown by the records in the office of the commissioner, on or before the first day of November first preceding the expiration of each lease that such lease will expire the following March first. Such notice shall be made in triplicate and two copies thereof mailed to the lessee.The commissioner shall state in such notice the rental rate at which such lease can be extended for an additional five years. Such rate for grazing leases shall be the current rental on common school, indemnity, and endowment lands at the time of the issuance of the notice to the lessee. Such rate for agriculture leases shall be as provided for in §5-5-6.1. Source: SL 1949, ch 71, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0405-3; SL 1985, ch 37, §7.
SD Codified L § 5-5-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-27 - Extension or renewal on application by lessee--Cancellation of lease on failure to renew.

5-5-27. Extension or renewal on application by lessee--Cancellation of lease on failure to renew.If the lessee wishes to exercise the option to receive a new lease, the lessee shall sign one copy of the duplicate notice mailed to the lessee by the commissioner. The lessee shall return it to the commissioner on or before the first day of December preceding the expiration date of the lease. Upon receipt of the signed option, the commissioner shall grant a five-year extension or renewal. The lease may be canceled if the lessee fails to return the notice to the commissioner on or before the first day of December. Source: SL 1949, ch 71, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §15.0405-5; SL 1984, ch 37; SL 1994, ch 47, §5; SL 1998, ch 29, §1.
SD Codified L § 5-5-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-28 - Permit to new lessee to enter for fall tillage, weed control, and planting--Protection of original lessee.

5-5-28. Permit to new lessee to enter for fall tillage, weed control, and planting--Protection of original lessee.Whenever the commissioner of school and public lands shall offer any school or endowment agricultural lands for re-leasing before the expiration of an existing lease and the lands are leased to any person other than the holder of the unexpired lease, such lease shall permit the new lessee to enter upon such land for the purpose of fall tillage, chemical weed control, and planting, such commissioner being careful to prescribe proper rules and regulations for safeguarding the rights of the holder of the unexpired lease. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §12; RC 1919, §5644; SL 1933, ch 172, §1; SDC 1939, §15.0409; SL 1985, ch 37, §9.
SD Codified L § 5-5-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-29 - Deposit by new lessee or purchaser to cover improvements--Election by owner to remove improvements.

5-5-29. Deposit by new lessee or purchaser to cover improvements--Election by owner to remove improvements.If any permitted improvement is located on any school or endowment land and the land has been offered for lease or sale and a person other than the owner of the improvement is the highest bidder, the bidder shall deposit with the county auditor a receipt showing payment of the amount due before the lease or sale is made. In addition, the highest bidder shall deposit with the county treasurer an amount equal to the appraised value of each improvement as determined by the board of appraisal or an amount agreed between the successful bidder and the owner of the improvement. The owner of the improvement may elect to remove the improvement. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §19; RC 1919, §5651; SL 1923, ch 254; SDC 1939, §15.0416; SL 1971, ch 29, §1; SL 2018, ch 45, §1.
SD Codified L § 5-5-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts|Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands|Section 5-5-30 - Application by owner of improvements for appraisal--Deposit for cost of appraisal.

5-5-30. Application by owner of improvements for appraisal--Deposit for cost of appraisal.If the owner of the improvement described in §5-5-29 elects not to remove the improvement and the owner does not agree with the successful bidder on the value of the improvement, the owner shall within five business days from the date on which the land is offered for lease or sale make application to the county auditor asking for the appraisal of the improvement by a board of appraisal. The county auditor shall appoint the board members pursuant to §5-5-31. The owner shall make a deposit sufficient to cover the cost of appraisal as determined by the county auditor. The board members shall be paid by the county auditor from the amount deposited by the owner. Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §19; RC 1919, §5651; SL 1923, ch 254; SDC 1939, §15.0416; SL 2018, ch 45, §2.