S.D. Codified Laws § 46-2A-13

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Well driller or well pump installer license--Issuance by chief engineer--Procedure on denial or deferral of decision

Official statutory text

In the case of an application for a well driller license or a well pump installer license, the chief engineer may issue the license. If the chief engineer's recommendation is to deny the license or to defer the decision on the license, the chief engineer shall mail a copy of the recommendation to the applicant with a statement of the reasons for the recommendation and the time and place of the hearing before the Water Management Board on the recommendation, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 1-26 .

Source: SL 1983, ch 316, § 10; SL 2001, ch 241, § 4.

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