5-5-13. Special four-year leases for approved land renovation practices--Cancellation--Entitlement to new five-year lease.
The commissioner may lease agricultural and grazing lands for the period of up to four years for the purpose of approved land renovation practices such as summer-fallowing, mechanical or chemical control, ripping, furrowing, contouring, deferred grazing, wildlife production, or conservation plans as approved by the local conservation district, if in his opinion it is necessary to do so in order to bring the land back into production, the lessee to pay only one year's rent for such land. If any lands are leased as above provided, the person leasing such land, before the lease is approved by the commissioner, shall pay to the county treasurer of the county in which the land is situated the total amount of rent therefor. If the lessee so renting the land fails or neglects to implement the above renovation practices at the proper time or in the proper manner, the commissioner in his discretion may declare the lease canceled and the amount paid thereon shall be forfeited. However, any lessee of such common school, indemnity, or endowment lands is, at the expiration of a lease, entitled, at his option, to a new lease for the land included in his original lease, or such portion thereof as has not been sold, for a period of five years.
Source: SL 1917, ch 339, §15; RC 1919, §5647; SDC 1939, §15.0412; SL 1985, ch 37, §3; SL 1987, ch 47, §3.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts
Chapter 05 - Agricultural And Grazing Leases Of School And Public Lands
Section 5-5-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 5-5-2 - Definition of "agricultural purposes.".
Section 5-5-3 - Designation of lands to be leased--Establishment of regulations.
Section 5-5-4 - Leases to be at public auction after notice--Maximum tract.
Section 5-5-5 - Publication of notice of leasing auction.
Section 5-5-6 - Conduct, time, and place of leasing auction--Commissioner to conduct auction.
Section 5-5-6.1 - Minimum rental rate for agricultural lands.
Section 5-5-10.1 - Appraisal of grazing lands--Definition of terms.
Section 5-5-10.2 - Commissioner's duty concerning appraisals and records.
Section 5-5-10.3 - Factors considered in appraisals of grazing lands.
Section 5-5-10.4 - Minimum annual rental for grazing lands--Formula.
Section 5-5-16 - Rent payable annually in advance to commissioner.
Section 5-5-18 - Agricultural lessee to clear weeds and pests.
Section 5-5-19 - Waste and burning on leased lands prohibited--Action for forfeiture and damages.
Section 5-5-21 - Action to enforce prohibition against subletting--Disposition of proceeds.
Section 5-5-25 - Notice to lessee of expiration of lease--Rental rate for extension.
Section 5-5-30 - Application by owner of improvements for appraisal--Deposit for cost of appraisal.
Section 5-5-32 - Acceptance or rejection of appraisal.
Section 5-5-33 - Hunting in crops on school and public lands prohibited--Exception.