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SDCL § 34A-15-1 Legislative findings
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The Legislature hereby finds, and declare to be the public policy of this state, that: (1) Environmental laws of the United States and this state provide that the owner of the real property is liable for the cleanup of property contamination and define who is the owner of such pr…
SDCL § 34A-15-2 Definition of terms
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Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Contaminate or pollute," "contaminating or polluting," or "contamination or pollution," contamination or pollution of air, water, real or personal property, livestock, wild animals, birds, fish, other aquatic life, or human beings from a loca…
SDCL § 34A-15-3 Determination of owner or operator
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No person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, organization, or other legal entity may be deemed to be an owner or operator of real or personal property who, without participating in the management of the subject real or personal property, holds indi…
SDCL § 34A-15-4 Limitation on third - party liability for damage to property--Vesting of title
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No lender - owner or representative may by virtue of becoming the owner of real or personal property be liable for any third - party liability arising from contamination or pollution emanating from the property before the date the title vests in the lender - owner or representati…