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SD Codified L § 38-8-22.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-22.1 - Governing board resolution for combination or division of districts--Vote at general election.

38-8-22.1. Governing board resolution for combination or division of districts--Vote at general election.In lieu of the petition process authorized under §38-8-22, the conservation district governing boards of the affected districts may propose and adopt a resolution calling for the combining or dividing of districts and present it to the registered voters for a vote at the next general election under the requirements of §38-8-39. Source: SL 2019, ch 179, §1.
SD Codified L § 38-8-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-23 - Commission hearing on combination or division of districts.

38-8-23. Commission hearing on combination or division of districts.Within thirty days after receipt of a petition pursuant to §38-8-22 or within thirty days after the adoption of a resolution pursuant to §38-8-22.1, the State Conservation Commission shall set a date for a hearing and issue notices and conduct a hearing upon the proposition of combination or division. All voters registered for the last general election within the territory described in the petition or resolution and other interested parties may be heard. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1517 (1) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 13; SL 1968, ch 1, §13; SL 1994, ch 316, §13; SL 2019, ch 179, §4.
SD Codified L § 38-8-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-24 - Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility of combining districts.

38-8-24. Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility of combining districts.If the State Conservation Commission shall determine upon the facts presented at the hearing pursuant to §38-8-23 and information as may be available that the combination of such districts or territory is economically practicable and feasible, the commission shall make and record such determination. If the commission shall determine after such hearing and giving due consideration to said facts and information that combination of such districts or territory is not practicable or economically feasible such petition shall be denied. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1517 (1) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 13; SL 1968, ch 1, §13.
SD Codified L § 38-8-24.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-24.1 - Petition for referendum on organization of district--Commission action on petition.

38-8-24.1. Petition for referendum on organization of district--Commission action on petition.Any time within sixty days after the hearing and determination by the State Conservation Commission pursuant to §§38-8-23 and 38-8-24, the commission shall act upon the petition in accordance with procedures prescribed in this chapter for organization of a district. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1517 (1) as enacted by SL 1968, ch 1, §13; SL 1969, ch 6, §1; SL 1994, ch 316, §14.
SD Codified L § 38-8-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-25 - Appointment of supervisors for reorganized district.

38-8-25. Appointment of supervisors for reorganized district.Within sixty days after the hearing and determination pursuant to §§38-8-23 and 38-8-24, the Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry shall appoint five supervisors to serve until the next general election, when all supervisors shall be elected. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1517 (1) (a) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 13; SL 1968, ch 1, §13; SL 1969, ch 6, §1; SL 1994, ch 316, §15.
SD Codified L § 38-8-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-26 - Certificates of organization for new districts--Certificate of dissolution--Assets and liabilities revert to new district.

38-8-26. Certificates of organization for new districts--Certificate of dissolution--Assets and liabilities revert to new district.The requirements of §§38-8-16 to 38-8-18, inclusive, apply to applications for issuance of certificates of organization for new districts pursuant to §38-8-22. Upon termination of the existing districts, the secretary of state shall issue and record a certificate of dissolution. All assets and liabilities of the original districts shall revert to the new district. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1517 (1) (a) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 13; SL 1968, ch 1, §13; SL 1969, ch 6, §2; SL 1994, ch 316, §16.
SD Codified L § 38-8-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-30 - Petition for boundary adjustment between adjoining districts.

38-8-30. Petition for boundary adjustment between adjoining districts.Petitions signed by a majority of the members of each of the governing bodies of adjoining conservation districts may be filed with the State Conservation Commission asking that the boundary line between such districts be changed. Such petitions shall set out the existing boundary line between the districts and the proposed new boundary. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1517 (2) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 13.
SD Codified L § 38-8-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-31 - Notice and hearing on boundary adjustment between districts.

38-8-31. Notice and hearing on boundary adjustment between districts.Within thirty days after a petition has been filed pursuant to §38-8-30, the commission shall provide due notice as defined in §38-7-2 of a public hearing upon the question of the proposed change of boundary. Any interested person may attend the hearing and be heard. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1517 (2) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 13; SL 1994, ch 316, §17; SL 2018, ch 240, §5.
SD Codified L § 38-8-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-32 - Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility of boundary adjustments--Factors considered--Notice to districts.

38-8-32. Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility of boundary adjustments--Factors considered--Notice to districts.After hearing pursuant to §38-8-31, the State Conservation Commission shall determine whether the operation of the said districts within the proposed new boundaries would be administratively practicable and feasible. In making such determination, the commission shall give consideration to the standards provided in this chapter relative to the organization of districts; if, after such hearing, the commission determines in favor of the proposed change of boundaries, it shall notify the chairmen of the governing bodies of the districts of its determination. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1517 (2) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 13.
SD Codified L § 38-8-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-33 - Application to secretary of state for certificate evidencing boundary changes--Accompanying statement by state commission--Issuance of certificate.

38-8-33. Application to secretary of state for certificate evidencing boundary changes--Accompanying statement by state commission--Issuance of certificate.Upon determination by the State Conservation Commission in favor of a proposed change of district boundaries, the chairmen of the governing bodies of the districts shall present to the secretary of state an application, signed by them for a certificate evidencing the change of boundary. The application shall be accompanied by a statement by the commission certifying that the boundary between the districts has been changed in accordance with the procedures prescribed in §§38-8-30 to 38-8-32, inclusive, and setting forth the new boundary line. When the application and statement have been filed with the secretary of state, the change of boundary shall be deemed effective and the secretary of state shall issue to the supervisors of each of the districts a certificate evidencing the change of boundary. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1517 (2) as enacted by SL 1947, ch 13.
SD Codified L § 38-8-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-34 - Petition for change of name of district--Action by state commission--Issuance by secretary of state.

38-8-34. Petition for change of name of district--Action by state commission--Issuance by secretary of state.Petitions for changing the names of districts organized under this chapter may be filed with the State Conservation Commission. Any such petition shall be signed by a majority of the district supervisors and shall state the present name of the district and the proposed new name. If the commission determines that the proposed new name is not identical with or so similar to that of any other district in the state as to lead to confusion or uncertainty, it shall present a statement of such determination to the secretary of state, who shall issue to the district a certificate, under the seal of the state, evidencing the change of name of the district. Upon the issuance of such certificate, the supervisors of the district shall cause due notice to be given of the change of name of the district. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1518 as enacted by SL 1947, ch 14.
SD Codified L § 38-8-42 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-42 - Terms of office of district supervisors.

38-8-42. Terms of office of district supervisors.For the purpose of staggering terms, at the first general election, the three at-large candidates receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected for a four-year term, and the two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for two-year terms. In succeeding elections all supervisors shall be elected for four-year terms commencing the following January first. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §7; SDC 1939, §4.1509; SL 1947, ch 12; SL 1953, ch 7, §1; SL 1957, ch 4, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1509 (1); SDCL §38-8-38; SL 1968, ch 1, §6; SL 1994, ch 316, §23; SL 2017, ch 179, §2.
SD Codified L § 38-8-43 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-43 - Removal of supervisor from office.

38-8-43. Removal of supervisor from office.Any supervisor of a conservation district may be removed by the State Conservation Commission upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other reason. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §7; SDC 1939, §4.1509; SL 1947, ch 12; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1509 (3); SL 1968, ch 1, §8.
SD Codified L § 38-8-44 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-44 - Filling of vacancies in district board.

38-8-44. Filling of vacancies in district board.Vacancies in the term of any supervisor of a conservation district shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the other district supervisors, such appointee to serve until the next general election at which time such vacancy shall be filled by the voters for the unexpired term. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §7; SDC 1939, §4.1509; SL 1947, ch 12; SL 1953, ch 7, §1; SL 1957, ch 4, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1509 (1); SL 1968, ch 1, §6; SL 1985, ch 15, §50.
SD Codified L § 38-8-45 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-45 - Chairman and officers of district board--Quorum--Majority required for actions.

38-8-45. Chairman and officers of district board--Quorum--Majority required for actions.At the first meeting in January of each year the supervisors of a conservation district shall designate a chairman, vice-chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer, or a secretary-treasurer. The treasurer, or secretary-treasurer, if combined, need not be a member of the board of supervisors. A majority of the supervisors shall constitute a quorum and the concurrence of a majority in any matter within their duties shall be required for its determination. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §7; SDC 1939, §4.1509; SL 1947, ch 12; SL 1953, ch 7, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1509 (2); SL 1968, ch 1, §7.
SD Codified L § 38-8-45.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-45.1 - Meetings and hearings of district supervisors open to public.

38-8-45.1. Meetings and hearings of district supervisors open to public.Except as otherwise provided by law, all meetings and hearings of the board of supervisors shall be open to the public and publicized as may be determined by the board. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §4.1509 (4) as enacted by SL 1968, ch 1, §9.
SD Codified L § 38-8-46 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-46 - Compensation and expenses of supervisors.

38-8-46. Compensation and expenses of supervisors.A supervisor of a conservation district may receive compensation for his services and he shall be entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in the discharge of his duties. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §7; SDC 1939, §4.1509; SL 1947, ch 12; SL 1953, ch 7, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1509 (2); SL 1968, ch 1, §7.
SD Codified L § 38-8-47 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-47 - Employment of personnel by supervisors--Legal services--Delegation of powers.

38-8-47. Employment of personnel by supervisors--Legal services--Delegation of powers.The supervisors of a conservation district may employ such agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as they may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. The supervisors may call upon the attorney general of the state and state's attorney of the county or counties in which the district is situated, for such legal services as they may require. The supervisors may delegate to their officers, to one or more supervisors, or to one or more employees such powers and duties as they may deem proper and consistent with this chapter. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §7; SDC 1939, §4.1509; SL 1947, ch 12; SL 1953, ch 7, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1509 (2); SL 1968, ch 1, §7.
SD Codified L § 38-8-48 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-48 - Surety bonds required by district supervisors--Record of proceedings--Financial reports.

38-8-48. Surety bonds required by district supervisors--Record of proceedings--Financial reports.The supervisors of a conservation district may provide for the execution of surety bonds for all employees and officers who shall be entrusted with funds or property; shall provide for the keeping of a full and accurate record of all proceedings and of all resolutions and orders issued or adopted; and, at the close of business of each fiscal year or as may be otherwise required by the State Conservation Commission, shall cause a financial report and report of principal activities to be made in accordance with sample forms and rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the commission. The reports shall be prepared within sixty days of the close of the district's fiscal year, and the written reports shall be kept at the principal place of business of both the Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry and the district. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §7; SDC 1939, §4.1509; SL 1947, ch 12; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1509 (3); SL 1968, ch 1, §8; SL 1970, ch 224; SL 1975, ch 247, §3; SL 1994, ch 316, §24.
SD Codified L § 38-8-49 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-49 - District as governmental subdivision and public body--General corporate powers.

38-8-49. District as governmental subdivision and public body--General corporate powers.A conservation district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this state, and a public body, corporate and politic, exercising public powers, and such district, and the supervisors thereof, shall have the following powers, in addition to others granted in other sections of this chapter:(1)To sue and be sued in the name of the district;(2)To have a seal, which seal shall be judicially noticed;(3)To have perpetual succession unless terminated as hereinafter provided;(4)To make and execute contracts and other instruments, necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §8; SDC 1939, §4.1510 (1); SL 1986, ch 326, §12.
SD Codified L § 38-8-49.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-49.1 - Budget estimates of operating and maintenance costs submitted to counties--Determination and apportionment of costs--Funds derived from general county fund.

38-8-49.1. Budget estimates of operating and maintenance costs submitted to counties--Determination and apportionment of costs--Funds derived from general county fund.A conservation district and its supervisors shall at least three weeks before the dates specified by law for the setting up of official budgets, estimate the total cost of operating and maintaining the district for the ensuing fiscal year and the amount of moneys that may be available from all sources. These estimates shall be submitted in the form of a budget to the board of county commissioners of the county or counties comprising the territory of the district and the county or counties shall then provide the additional moneys required to operate and maintain the district during the ensuing fiscal year. The counties shall follow the procedures set forth in §§38-8-55 to 38-8-57, inclusive, and may disallow or otherwise, modify any item or items which it determines are not justified. The cost of operating and maintaining the district over the estimated moneys available to the district from all other sources, shall be apportioned by the district board of supervisors among the counties on the basis of land acreages lying in the respective counties comprising the district. Funds for the operation and maintenance of the district shall be derived from the general fund of the county or counties comprising the district. Source: SDC 1939, §4.1510 as added by SL 1968, ch 1, §11; SL 1985, ch 77, §24.
SD Codified L § 38-8-50 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-50 - Comprehensive district plans for conservation of resources--Programs and practices included.

38-8-50. Comprehensive district plans for conservation of resources--Programs and practices included.A conservation district, and the supervisors thereof, shall have the power, in addition to others granted in other sections of this chapter, to develop annual and long range ten-year comprehensive plans, which plans may be prepared with the cooperation and assistance of the State Planning Commission and other state and federal agencies, for the conservation of all renewable natural resources and for the control and prevention of soil erosion, flood prevention, or the conservation and development, utilization, and disposal of soil and water within the district, including but not limited to, the specification of engineering operations, methods of cultivation, pollution abatement, cropping systems, and changes in the use of land for all purposes. Such plans shall be developed and modified each year to maintain a ten-year projection. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §8; SDC 1939, §4.1510 (7); SL 1957, ch 4, §7; SL 1968, ch 1, §10.
SD Codified L § 38-8-51 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-51 - Advice and consultation with political subdivision governing bodies.

38-8-51. Advice and consultation with political subdivision governing bodies.The supervisors of a conservation district may invite the governing body of any political subdivision of this state located near or within the territory comprising the district to designate a representative to advise and consult with the board on all questions of program and policy which may affect the property, water supply, or otherwise be of interest to such subdivisions. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §7; SDC 1939, §4.1509; SL 1947, ch 12; SL 1953, ch 7, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1509 (4); SL 1968, ch 1, §9.
SD Codified L § 38-8-51.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-51.1 - Cooperation with political subdivisions in implementing area-wide waste treatment.

38-8-51.1. Cooperation with political subdivisions in implementing area-wide waste treatment.A conservation district may join together with one or more political subdivisions to plan, consult, and coordinate their efforts to implement area-wide waste treatment under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500) within designated water quality management areas. Source: SL 1981, ch 282, §1.
SD Codified L § 38-8-52 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-52 - Cooperation between districts.

38-8-52. Cooperation between districts.The supervisors of any two or more districts organized under the provisions of this chapter may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this chapter. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, §12; SDC 1939, §4.1514.
SD Codified L § 38-8-53 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-53 - Conservation district special revenue fund established--Purpose--Loans.

38-8-53. Conservation district special revenue fund established--Purpose--Loans.There is hereby created the conservation district special revenue fund to be used for the purpose of aiding, assisting, and cooperating with conservation districts of the state in securing by purchase, or otherwise, necessary equipment, trees, and other planting materials, and supplies as needed in furthering the program of conservation in these districts.This fund shall be administered by the State Conservation Commission and expended upon vouchers approved by the commission, or its designated representative.This loan fund shall be made available to conservation districts of the state on a reimbursable basis by the districts. The commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, establishing criteria and procedures for making loans to the conservation districts. Source: SL 1949, ch 390; SL 1951, ch 360; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1519; SL 1969, ch 5, §2; SL 2015, ch 203, §8.
SD Codified L § 38-8-53.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture|Chapter 08 - Conservation Districts|Section 38-8-53.1 - Conservation district special revenue fund available for loans to watershed districts.

38-8-53.1. Conservation district special revenue fund available for loans to watershed districts.The conservation district special revenue fund shall be made available to watershed districts of the state on a reimbursable basis, by watershed districts participating in such special revenue funds, for the purpose of obtaining options, easements and rights-of-way for watershed development. Such loans shall be in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the State Conservation Commission and shall be expended upon vouchers approved by the commission or its delegated representative. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §4.1519 as added by SL 1969, ch 7.