Section 46-5-33 - Irrigation application, permit, or right not assignable apart from land. - South Dakota Statutes

46-5-33. Irrigation application, permit, or right not assignable apart from land. No application, permit, or right to appropriate water for irrigation purposes may be assigned, nor may the ownership of an application, permit, or right in any manner be transferred, apart from the land to which it is appurtenant, except in the manner provided by law. A transfer of title to land shall carry with it all rights to the use of water appurtenant to the land for irrigation purposes.

Source: SDC 1939, § 61.0134; SL 1955, ch 430, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.0127; SL 1983, ch 314, § 63; SL 2008, ch 230, § 3.