<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 46A-4-1 - Creation of irrigation district--Filing petition--Number of electors required. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2067245Normal { 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.s2067245SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2067245CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2067245Normal-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.s2067245DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2067245DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2067245000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2067245SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2067245SCL-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="s2067245Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46A-4-1"><span class="s2067245SENU">46A-4-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067245SENU">. </span><span class="s2067245CL">Creation of irrigation district--Filing petition--Number of electors required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067245Normal-000000"><span class="s2067245DefaultParagraphFont">Twenty</span><span class="s2067245DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067245DefaultParagraphFont">five percent of the electors as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46A-4-2"><span class="s2067245DefaultParagraphFont">46A-4-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067245DefaultParagraphFont"> owning or holding lands in any proposed district for irrigation may propose organization of an irrigation district by filing a petition with the Board of Water and Natural Resources in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The minimum number of electors required to propose an irrigation district shall be three. However, if the number of electors in a proposed irrigation district is less than seven, all electors within the proposed district must join in the petition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067245Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067245000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067245Normal"><span class="s2067245SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067245SCL-000003"> SDC 1939, § 61.0801; SL 1947, ch 417, § 1; SL 1963, ch 455, § 1; SDCL, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46-12-1"><span class="s2067245SCL-000003">46-12-1</span></a><span class="s2067245SCL-000003">; SL 1976, ch 275, § 1; SL 1984, ch 294, § 1; SL 1986, ch 376, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>