<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 45-6C-27 - Explosives. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066455Normal { 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.s2066455SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066455CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066455Normal-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.s2066455DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066455DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066455000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066455SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066455SCL-000003 { 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="s2066455Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=45-6C-27"><span class="s2066455SENU">45-6C-27</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066455SENU">. </span><span class="s2066455CL">Explosives.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066455Normal-000000"><span class="s2066455DefaultParagraphFont">No exploration operations involving the use of explosives may be conducted within one</span><span class="s2066455DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2066455DefaultParagraphFont">quarter mile of a flowing water well or a domestic water well unless permission is granted, in writing, by the owner of such well. An operator violating this section is strictly liable for any damage to such water well. The owner of the water well is responsible for establishing the volumetric production and water quality of the well prior to the violation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066455Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066455000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066455Normal"><span class="s2066455SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066455SCL-000003"> SL 1982, ch 306, § 27.</span></p></div></body></html>