South Dakota Codified Laws 34A-2-79. Remedies under chapter alternative to remedies under other law
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A purpose of this chapter is to provide additional and cumulative remedies to prevent, abate, and control the pollution of state waters. Nothing in this chapter abridges or alters any rights or action of remedies in equity or under the common law or statutory law, criminal or civil, nor may any provision of this chapter be construed as estopping the state or any municipality or person as owners of water rights or otherwise in the exercise of their rights in equity or under the common law or statutory law to suppress nuisances or to abate pollution.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34A-2-79
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1973, ch 280, § 14 (5); SDCL Supp, § 46-25-95; SL 2011, ch 165, § 53.