34-31A-3. Inclusion of municipality in district.
Any municipality located within the area, whether the municipality has a fire department or not, may be included in the rural fire district if twenty percent of the landowners within the municipality who are also registered voters within the municipality sign a separate petition from that municipality, or if the governing body of the municipality establishes intent by passing a resolution so indicating.
Source: SL 1971, ch 208, §1; SL 1973, ch 226, §2; SL 1992, ch 60, §2; SL 1998, ch 36, §29; SL 2002, ch 144, §5.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 31A - Rural Fire Protection Districts
Section 34-31A-3 - Inclusion of municipality in district.
Section 34-31A-4 - Contents of petition or resolution--Plat or map.
Section 34-31A-5 - Examination of petition by auditor--Time and place of hearing.
Section 34-31A-7 - Publication of notice of commissioners' hearing.
Section 34-31A-9 - Time and place of meeting of resident property owners of district.
Section 34-31A-13 - Election of first board of directors.
Section 34-31A-14 - Election of officers.
Section 34-31A-15.1 - Filling of vacancy on board of directors.
Section 34-31A-16 - District as body corporate and politic.
Section 34-31A-17 - General powers of directors.
Section 34-31A-19 - State system of rural fire protection routings.
Section 34-31A-20 - Preparation of annual budget--Certification of estimated tax levy.
Section 34-31A-21 - Certification of budget estimates to county auditor--Tax levy.
Section 34-31A-22 - Maximum tax levy.
Section 34-31A-23 - Tax levy not to exceed estimates of expenses.
Section 34-31A-24 - Collection of taxes.
Section 34-31A-25 - Tax proceeds to secretary-treasurer--Surety bond.
Section 34-31A-28 - Fire protection payments by tax-exempt organizations--Minimum--Assessment.
Section 34-31A-29 - Annual statement of payments by tax-exempt organizations.
Section 34-31A-30 - Expenditure of payments by tax-exempt organizations.
Section 34-31A-31 - Maximum indebtedness of district--Borrowing power.
Section 34-31A-32 - Deposit in bank of district receipts--Warrants for disbursement.
Section 34-31A-33 - Claim vouchers for district funds.
Section 34-31A-34 - Filing of financial report with county auditor--Examination of district records.
Section 34-31A-35 - Change of district boundaries--Prior rights unimpaired--Liability for debts.
Section 34-31A-36 - Procedure for annexation of territory.
Section 34-31A-37 - Annexation resolution or petition filed with county auditor.
Section 34-31A-38 - Auditor's examination of annexation petition--Papers forwarded to directors.
Section 34-31A-41 - Notice of commissioners' hearing on annexation petition.
Section 34-31A-42 - County commissioners' determination on proposed annexation.
Section 34-31A-44 - Secretary-treasurer's report at annual public meeting.
Section 34-31A-46 - Election by territory residents on annexation of territory.
Section 34-31A-47 - General election combined with regular municipal election.