<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 34A-2-96 - Petroleum substances discharged into state waters--Liability for containment and recovery costs--Violation.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bNormal { 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.sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bNormal-000000 { 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.sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7b000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bSCL-000002 { 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 34A-2-96 - Petroleum substances discharged into state waters--Liability for containment and recovery costs--Violation."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34A-2-96 - Petroleum substances discharged into state waters--Liability for containment and recovery costs--Violation."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34A-2-96"><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="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34A-2-96" rel="noopener"><span class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bSENU">34A-2-96</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bSENU">. </span><span class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bCL">Petroleum substances discharged into state waters--Liability for containment and recovery costs--Violation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bNormal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bDefaultParagraphFont">The owner or operator of a facility or vehicle that stores or transports petroleum substances is responsible for the costs of containment and recovery ordered by the secretary and incurred by the state as a result of a discharge of the petroleum substances into state waters. Any person causing the discharge shall be strictly liable to the owner or operator for all costs and proximate damages resulting from the discharge. A violation of an order issued pursuant to this section is subject to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34A-2-75" rel="noopener"><span class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bDefaultParagraphFont">34A-2-75</span></a><span class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7b000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bNormal"><span class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bSCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sac88e3469a4b48d7b05031bac1712e7bSCL-000002"> SL 1984, ch 244, § 2; SL 1991, ch 17 (Ex. Ord. 91-4), § 17; SL 1992, ch 158, § 31A; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.</span></p></div></body></html>