The interest in any land authorized to be acquired and maintained under § 31-29-12 may be the fee simple or any lesser interest, as determined by the department. The acquisition may be by gift, purchase, exchange, or by condemnation pursuant to the procedures provided by either §§ 31-19-1 to 31-19-21, inclusive, for the condemnation of real property by the department, or chapter 21-35.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 31-29-13

  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Source: SL 1966, ch 85, § 3; SL 2010, ch 145, § 152.