<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 43-24-8 - Aggrieved owner of adjoining land--Erection or repair of local option fence after notice and demand on delinquent owner--Recovery of costs and damages. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2065372Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2065372SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065372CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2065372Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2065372DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065372000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065372SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065372SCL-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></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2065372Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-24-8"><span class="s2065372SENU">43-24-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065372SENU">. </span><span class="s2065372CL">Aggrieved owner of adjoining land--Erection or repair of local option fence after notice and demand on delinquent owner--Recovery of costs and damages.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065372Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065372DefaultParagraphFont">If the delinquent owner so served with notice fails or refuses to erect or repair such partition fence within the time specified in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-24-7"><span class="s2065372DefaultParagraphFont">43-24-7</span></a><span class="s2065372DefaultParagraphFont">, the aggrieved owner of such adjoining land may erect or repair such partition fence, and may recover the cost of erecting or repairing the partition fence in a civil action and, in addition, recover an amount to be determined by the court as compensation for the time spent by the aggrieved owner.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065372Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065372000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065372Normal"><span class="s2065372SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065372SCL-000002"> SL 1917, ch 237, § 4; RC 1919, § 10538; SDC 1939, § 19.0206; SL 1990, ch 350, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>