45-9-19. False representations as perjury--Drilling without permit as misdemeanor.

Any person:

(1)    Who intentionally falsely swears or affirms to a matter when an oath or affirmation is required by this chapter or by a rule or order of the Department of Water and Natural Resources authorized by this chapter;

(2)    Who, for the purpose of evading a rule or order authorized by this chapter, intentionally makes or causes to be made a false entry or statement of fact in a report required to be made by this chapter, or by a rule or order authorized by this chapter; or

(3)    Who makes or causes to be made a false entry in an account, record, or memorandum required to be kept by this chapter or a rule or order authorized by this chapter;

is guilty of perjury.

Any person who commences an operation for the drilling of a well for oil or gas without filing with the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources an application to drill, and without obtaining a permit from the department to drill, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1943, ch 153, § 14; SDC Supp 1960, § 42.9908; SL 1961, ch 211, § 2; SL 1983, ch 15, § 23; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.