<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 1-20-25 - Exclusive right--Investigation on public lands--Property of state.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2083388Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2083388SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083388CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2083388Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2083388DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083388000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2083388NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2083388DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083388SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 1-20-25 - Exclusive right--Investigation on public lands--Property of state."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 1-20-25 - Exclusive right--Investigation on public lands--Property of state."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-20-25"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2083388Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-20-25" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083388SENU">1-20-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083388SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083388CL">Exclusive right--Investigation on public lands--Property of state. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083388Statute"><span class="s2083388DefaultParagraphFont">The state reserves to itself the exclusive rights and privilege of field investigation on land owned or controlled by the state, its agencies, departments, institutions, or political subdivisions in order to protect and preserve archaeological and scientific information, matter, and objects. All such information and objects deriving from state lands shall remain the property of the state and be utilized for scientific or public educational purposes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083388Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083388000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083388NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083388DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2083388SCL">SL 1947, ch 255, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 29.0704; SDCL, § 1-20-6; SL 1974, ch 11, § 4; SL 2021, ch 7, § 37.</span></p></div></body></html>