Section 46-6-29 - Plugging or controlling large capacity well by chief engineer--Costs. - South Dakota Statutes

46-6-29. Plugging or controlling large capacity well by chief engineer--Costs. If an owner of property fails to plug or otherwise control a large capacity artesian well on his property after receiving an order to do so from the Water Management Board under the provisions of § 46-6-14, the chief engineer may enter upon the property where the well is located and plug or otherwise control the well. The cost of plugging or controlling the well shall be borne by the owner of the property and shall be recorded with the county register of deeds as a lien against the property until paid. This section does not limit or foreclose any other remedy against the owner of the property.

Source: SL 1983, ch 314, § 106.