S.D. Codified Laws § 21-10-25.7

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 21-10-25.7 - Agricultural operation nuisance-Compensatory damages

The compensatory damages that may be awarded to a plaintiff for a private nuisance action, in which the alleged nuisance resulted from an agricultural operation are as follows:

(1) If the nuisance is a permanent nuisance, compensatory damages are measured by the reduction in the fair market value of the plaintiff's property caused by the nuisance, but not exceeding the fair market value of the property; and
(2) If the nuisance is a temporary nuisance, compensatory damages are limited to the reduction in the fair rental value of the plaintiff's property caused by the nuisance.

SDCL 21-10-25.7

SL 2023, ch 65, §4.
Added by S.L. 2023, ch. 65,s. 4, eff. 7/1/2023.