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46A-14-5. Watershed districts--Initiating petition for establishment, filing, number of signatures required. Any proceeding for the establishment of a watershed district shall be initiated by the filing of an initiating petition with each conservation district in which the proposed watershed district is located, which initiating petition shall be as provided in § 6-16-2, or by the authorized officials of any municipality authorized by resolution duly passed by the governing body and if signed by the governing officials of one or more municipalities, the petition need not be signed by any of the freeholders of the municipalities.

Source: SL 1957, ch 492, § 5; SL 1959, ch 452, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1505 (1); SDCL, § 46-24-5; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 1998, ch 36, § 58.