Section 38-8-91 – Frequency of petitions for dissolution of district.
38-8-91. Frequency of petitions for dissolution of district. The State Conservation Commission shall not entertain petitions for the discontinuance of any district nor conduct referenda upon such petitions nor make determinations pursuant to such petitions in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, more often than once in three years. Source: SL 1937, ch 19, […]
Section 38-8-92 – Referendum on petition for dissolution of district–Form of ballot–Right to vote.
38-8-92. Referendum on petition for dissolution of district–Form of ballot–Right to vote. Within one hundred twenty days after a petition pursuant to §38-8-90 has been received by the State Conservation Commission and a finding by the commission of public support for a referendum, the Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry shall give due notice, as […]
Section 38-8-93 – Timing of referendum on dissolution of district.
38-8-93. Timing of referendum on dissolution of district. The elections held under §38-8-92 shall be conducted at the next general election. Source: SL 1959, ch 3, §7; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1507-1; SL 1994, ch 316, §29.
Section 38-8-55 – County contributions to districts–Financial statement filed with county commissioners.
38-8-55. County contributions to districts–Financial statement filed with county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may contribute funds to conservation districts. The funds shall be used to hire employees, purchase supplies, and carry out district programs, for the conservation of natural resources that will protect the tax base of the county and provide for the […]
Section 38-8-94 – Conduct of election on dissolution of district–Certification of results.
38-8-94. Conduct of election on dissolution of district–Certification of results. The conduct of elections held under §38-8-92 shall be governed by the general election laws. The county commission in each county in which the election is conducted shall certify the results of the election to the State Conservation Commission. Source: SL 1959, ch 3, §7; […]
Section 38-8-56 – Notice and hearing on county contributions to districts.
38-8-56. Notice and hearing on county contributions to districts. The power granted by §38-8-55 can only be exercised after at least one public hearing on the matter. The board of county commissioners shall give at least ten days’ notice of such hearing by publication and by posting a copy of such notice at three of […]
Section 38-8-95 – Referendum on dissolution of district valid despite informalities.
38-8-95. Referendum on dissolution of district valid despite informalities. No informalities in the conduct of a referendum pursuant to §38-8-92 or in any matters relating thereto shall invalidate said referendum or the result thereof if notice thereof shall have been given substantially as provided in subdivision 38-7-2(5) and said referendum shall have been fairly conducted. […]
Section 38-8-57 – Annual report filed with county contributing to district–Publication of report.
38-8-57. Annual report filed with county contributing to district–Publication of report. Any conservation district receiving funds under §§38-8-55 and 38-8-56 shall file with the county commissioners an itemized annual financial report within sixty days following the end of the district’s fiscal year. Within thirty days of receiving the financial report, the county commissioners shall publish […]
Section 38-8-96 – Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility of continued operation of district–Majority vote requiring discontinuance.
38-8-96. Determination of administrative practicability and feasibility of continued operation of district–Majority vote requiring discontinuance. The State Conservation Commission shall determine after a referendum pursuant to §38-8-92 whether continued operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible and shall certify such determination to the supervisors of the district. The commission may determine that the […]
Section 38-8-58 – Acquisition, administration, improvement, and disposition of property by district.
38-8-58. Acquisition, administration, improvement, and disposition of property by district. A conservation district, and the supervisors thereof, shall have the following powers, in addition to others granted in other sections of this chapter: (1)To obtain options upon and to acquire by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any property, real or personal, […]