<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:29:07:21 Agricultural or horticultural crops.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:29:07:21"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:29:07:21 Agricultural or horticultural crops."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>74:29:07:21.&nbsp;&nbsp;Agricultural or horticultural crops.</b> The following requirements apply to agricultural or horticultural crops as an approved postmining land use:</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;The reclaimed land must have the capability of meeting or exceeding the premining crop production of the affected land or of the reference area, if used. If crop production did not occur on the affected land prior to mining, the reclaimed land must be capable of producing crops consistent with similar crop production areas in the surrounding region. The applicant must document the targeted crop production potential based on premining, reference area, or regional productive capabilities; and</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Reclamation is complete when productive capability is equivalent to or exceeds, for two consecutive crop years, that of the premining condition, the reference area, or similar crop production areas in the surrounding region.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 14 SDR 111, effective March 3, 1988.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=45-6B-81">45-6B-81.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=45-6B-7">45-6B-7</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=45-6B-25">45-6B-25</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=45-6B-37">45-6B-37</A> to <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=45-6B-45">45-6B-45.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>