Section 46A-14-15 - Organization of proposed watershed district--Submission of question to voteof landowners. - South Dakota Statutes

46A-14-15. Organization of proposed watershed district--Submission of question to vote of landowners. After the hearing, if it appears to the conservation district supervisors that public interest in the conservation of the natural resources within the proposed district, including wildlife, water resources, forests, and soils, will be served and protected; that the engineering and economic practicability of creating a district will be sound and feasible, when considered in relation to the public interest; and the resulting cost to the owners of the property to be assessed and that the purpose of this chapter would be served by the creation of a watershed district, the conservation district supervisors shall order a vote to be taken as provided in §§ 6-16-2 to 6-16-4, inclusive, if a district should be organized.

Source: SL 1957, ch 492, § 7; SL 1959, ch 452, § 5; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1507 (2); SL 1965, ch 303, § 4; SDCL, § 46-24-15; SL 1998, ch 36, § 61.