38-7-3.1. Direction and supervision by Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry--Independent functions retained by commission.
The State Conservation Commission shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the director thereof, but shall retain the quasi-judicial, quasi-legislative, advisory, other nonadministrative and special budgetary functions (as defined in §1-32-1) otherwise vested in it and shall exercise those functions independently of the director of the Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry.
Source: SL 1973, ch 2, §104; SL 1975, ch 23, §4; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture
Chapter 07 - Division Of Resource Conservation And Forestry
Section 38-7-1 - Policy of state--Purposes of chapters.
Section 38-7-2 - Definition of terms.
Section 38-7-2.1 - Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry created.
Section 38-7-2.3 - Conservation functions performed by division--Direction and control by director.
Section 38-7-3 - State Conservation Commission established--Purposes.
Section 38-7-4 - Composition of commission--Appointment and terms of members--Vacancies.
Section 38-7-5 - Conservation district supervisor member areas.
Section 38-7-6 - Nonvoting members of commission--Tenure of office.
Section 38-7-7 - Accommodations, supplies, and equipment for commission.
Section 38-7-8 - Record of commission actions--Seal--Powers.
Section 38-7-9 - Quorum of commission.
Section 38-7-10 - Chairman of commission--Delegation of powers and duties.
Section 38-7-12 - Employment of personnel by division--Legal services.
Section 38-7-13 - Record of proceedings kept by division.
Section 38-7-14 - Detail of personnel to division by other state agencies.
Section 38-7-15 - Assistance in carrying out of district programs.
Section 38-7-16 - Interchange of information between districts and division.
Section 38-7-17 - Coordination of district programs.
Section 38-7-18 - Assistance provided to districts by federal and state agencies.
Section 38-7-19 - Dissemination of information--Encouraging formation of districts.
Section 38-7-22 - Provision of funds and assistance to districts.
Section 38-7-23 - Accounting and financial reporting procedures by districts.
Section 38-7-24 - Request to Legislature for appropriations.
Section 38-7-25 - Coordinated natural resources conservation fund created--Purposes.
Section 38-7-26 - Source of money in coordinated natural resources conservation fund.
Section 38-7-28 - Administration of coordinated natural resources conservation program.
Section 38-7-29 - Soil conservation award program established.