<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 46-8-2.1 - Order of circuit court for entry on land. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066872Normal { 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.s2066872SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066872CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066872Normal-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.s2066872DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066872000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066872SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066872SCL-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="s2066872Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46-8-2.1"><span class="s2066872SENU">46-8-2.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066872SENU">. </span><span class="s2066872CL">Order of circuit court for entry on land.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066872Normal-000000"><span class="s2066872DefaultParagraphFont">The circuit court for the county in which a proposed water project is located has jurisdiction to issue an order permitting entry upon land for the purpose of surveying or locating the most advantageous route for works necessary to put water to beneficial use. No order may be issued unless the petitioner can show a present intent to construct a project to put water to beneficial use.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066872Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066872000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066872Normal"><span class="s2066872SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066872SCL-000002"> SL 1983, ch 314, § 133A.</span></p></div></body></html>