S.D. Codified Laws § 31-3-45
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Rights of utilities and rural water systems unaffected
Official statutory text
No vacation, change, or relocation of any highway as provided under this chapter, nor any no maintenance designation of a highway as provided under chapter 31-12 , diminishes any existing right of use enjoyed by any utility, municipally owned utility, rural water system, or cooperative utility that provides electricity, gas, water, or telephone service.
Source: SL 1985, ch 233, § 21; SL 2018, ch 172, § 4.
Source: SL 1985, ch 233, § 21; SL 2018, ch 172, § 4.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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