<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 46-10-4.1 - Action to determine conflicting water or water use rights--Court's powers and duties--Caption of action. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066899Normal { 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.s2066899SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066899CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066899Normal-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.s2066899DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066899000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066899SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066899SCL-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="s2066899Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46-10-4.1"><span class="s2066899SENU">46-10-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066899SENU">. </span><span class="s2066899CL">Action to determine conflicting water or water use rights--Court's powers and duties--Caption of action.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066899Normal-000000"><span class="s2066899DefaultParagraphFont">The attorney general in lieu of bringing an action for a general adjudication may or any person may bring an action for the purpose of determining conflicting water rights or rights to use water. The court before which any such action may be properly brought may exercise the powers and duties set out by this chapter, as appropriate. An action for the determination of conflicting water rights shall be captioned as set forth in Title 15 of the South Dakota Codified Laws.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066899Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066899000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066899Normal"><span class="s2066899SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066899SCL-000002"> SL 1980, ch 305, § 11.</span></p></div></body></html>