Title 41, GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY

The state forester, with the sanction of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, may, upon request, assist and cooperate with any agency of the United States government; all state, county, and municipal agencies; and with any corporation, association, partnership, or…

The state forester shall cooperate with the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture in providing assistance to owners of land in tree planting and in the procurement of forest, ornamental, and fruit trees, seeds, and plants so that the seeds or plants are used ef…

In all purchases of seeds or trees under the provisions of § 41-20-19 , preference shall be given to trees and tree seeds grown in this state and to South Dakota dealers. Source: SL 2013, ch 196 , § 11; SL 2015, ch 203 , § 23.

There is continued the forestry fund which is in addition to any fund which may be made available by appropriation to the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources for the operation of forestry programs. The fund shall consist of funds coming to the Department of Agricultur…

The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall conserve, protect, improve, develop, and increase trees and forests and wood and timber products on state-owned lands, and cooperate with the United States, any agency of the United States, or with any other department, pu…

The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, through the state forester, may take action to control or mitigate the damage caused by forest insects and diseases on all state and privately owned forestlands or privately owned lands, and to establish the maximum state-feder…

The state forester may enter upon or cross any privately owned forestland or privately owned land for the purpose of surveying for and locating a forest insect or disease infestation. Upon finding any such forest insect or disease infestation, the state forester shall notify the …

If a landowner effectively controls an infestation on the landowner's property to the satisfaction of the state forester within the time specified upon notification, the landowner may be reimbursed an amount not to exceed the total cost of the suppression measures based on averag…

If a landowner fails to effectively control an infestation on the landowner's lands to the satisfaction of the state forester in the specified time, the state forester may to go upon the landowner's property to effectively control the infestation by whatever methods or means the …

Failure on the part of a landowner to pay to the state in one year's time any amount due and owing under the provisions of this chapter is cause for the state forester to file a certificate of treatment with the county auditor of the county in which the land is located, and the a…