46-2-11. Regulatory authority of board.
The Water Management Board shall regulate and control the development, conservation, and allocation of the right to use the waters of the state according to the principles of beneficial use and priority of appropriation established by this title. The board may require reports and other information as it may deem advisable from all claimants or holders of any water permits or right.
Source: SL 1955, ch 430, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §61.0104; SL 1965, ch 299; SL 1983, ch 314, §26.