<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-44 - Operator currently in violation--Filing notice of intent prohibited.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2082232Normal { 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.s2082232SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082232CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2082232Normal-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.s2082232DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082232000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082232DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082232SCL { 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="s2082232Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=45-6C-44"><span class="s2082232SENU">45-6C-44</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082232SENU">. </span><span class="s2082232CL">Operator currently in violation--Filing notice of intent prohibited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082232Normal-000000"><span class="s2082232DefaultParagraphFont">Any operator who is currently found to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter with respect to any operation in this state may not file a notice of intent to conduct an exploration operation. The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall return any such attempted filing. Such notice is null and void.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082232Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082232000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082232Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082232DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082232SCL">SL 1982, ch 306, § 44; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-3"><span class="s2082232SCL">21-3</span></a><span class="s2082232SCL">), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.</span></p></div></body></html>