<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 45-7-3 - Expiration or forfeiture of lease--Release of record. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066555Normal { 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.s2066555SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066555CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066555Normal-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.s2066555DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066555000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066555SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066555SCL-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="s2066555Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=45-7-3"><span class="s2066555SENU">45-7-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066555SENU">. </span><span class="s2066555CL">Expiration or forfeiture of lease--Release of record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066555Normal-000000"><span class="s2066555DefaultParagraphFont">When an oil, gas, or other mineral lease heretofore or hereafter given on lands situated in any county of South Dakota and recorded therein shall expire or become forfeited, it shall be the duty of the record owner of the lease, within fifteen days after the date of the forfeiture or expiration of any lease, to have such lease surrendered in writing, such surrender to be signed by the party making the same, acknowledged and placed of record in the county where the leased land is situated, without cost to the landowner or the owner of the mineral rights.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066555Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066555000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066555Normal"><span class="s2066555SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066555SCL-000002"> SL 1941, ch 180, § 1; SL 1943, ch 154; SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0812.</span></p></div></body></html>