South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 27 - County Fairs And Exhibitions
Section 7-27-1 - Construction and maintenance of exhibition buildings--Acquisition of property--Tax levy.

7-27-1. Construction and maintenance of exhibition buildings--Acquisition of property--Tax levy.
The county commissioners may erect, maintain, repair, remodel, and otherwise improve upon any ground owned or acquired by purchase, including by contract for deed or lease with purchase option, lease, gift, bequest, or otherwise, any building to be used for the exhibition of stock, farm produce, school work, and domestic arts, or for the sale of livestock, or for farmers' or other meetings or any other purpose which in the discretion of the county commissioners is to the benefit of the best interests of the county. The board may purchase, including by contract for deed or lease with purchase option, lease, or otherwise acquire by gift, bequest, or otherwise, any other real property in the county with or without buildings thereon, or lease space in any building within the county, for any of the above specified purposes. The county commissioners may levy a tax for any of the purposes not to exceed thirty cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation of taxable property in the county. The levy authorized by this section is in addition to the levy authorized in §10-12-21.

Source: SL 1921, ch 169; SDC 1939, §12.2305; SL 1951, ch 30; SL 1963, ch 50; SL 1973, ch 47, §1; SL 1975, ch 81, §1; SL 1985, ch 15, §25; SL 1985, ch 77, §11; SL 1990, ch 55.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 7 - Counties

Chapter 27 - County Fairs And Exhibitions

Section 7-27-1 - Construction and maintenance of exhibition buildings--Acquisition of property--Tax levy.

Section 7-27-1.1 - Municipal annexation of fair land--Continued jurisdiction of county commissioners.

Section 7-27-3 - Conduct of county fair by commissioners--Delegation of powers--Purposes of fair.

Section 7-27-6 - Lease of fair grounds--Maximum term--Purchase options--Sale or gift.

Section 7-27-10 - County fair board--Appointment, organization, and duties of board and officers.

Section 7-27-11 - Working agreement with nonprofit operating corporation.

Section 7-27-11.1 - Organization and incorporation of nonprofit fair corporations.

Section 7-27-12 - Lease of fair grounds and buildings--Purposes for which authorized.

Section 7-27-12.1 - Corporate county fair prohibited during state fair.

Section 7-27-14 - County fair receipts paid into general fund--Expenses paid from general fund.

Section 7-27-15 - Collection of receipts by fair board or corporation--Expenditure of funds--Annual report of receipts and expenditures.

Section 7-27-16 - County fair associations and nonprofit corporations--Joint fair with adjacent counties--Filing of articles and list of officers.

Section 7-27-17 - County appropriations for aid of fair association or corporation.

Section 7-27-17.1 - Time of payment of aid to fair associations and corporations.

Section 7-27-20 - Confidentiality of contract terms and negotiations.