South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 02 - Ownership Of Property
Section 43-2-1 - Ownership defined.

43-2-1. Ownership defined.
The ownership of a thing is the right of one or more persons to possess and use it to the exclusion of others.

Source: CivC 1877, §159; CL 1887, §2675; RCivC 1903, §182; RC 1919, §252; SDC 1939, §51.0201.