The Board of Minerals and Environment has jurisdiction and authority over all persons and property, public and private, necessary to enforce effectively the provisions of this chapter.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 45-9-54

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1943, ch 153, § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0706 (1); SDC Supp 1960, § 42.0706 (2) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 211, § 1.