70:04:06:01Definitions.

Words used in this chapter have the following meanings: (1) "Owner," the person or persons entitled to the possession of real property abutting a state trunk or interstate highway; (2) "Abutting," any land which adjoins the state trunk or interstate highway system; (3) "Right-of-way," the state trunk and interstate highway systems being maintained by the Department of Transportation; (4) "Department," the South Dakota Department of Transportation; (5) "Median," the area of right-of-way from the inside shoulder of one lane of a divided highway to the inside shoulder of the opposite lane; (6) "Permit," permission to mow the right-of-way, except the median, for which there is no fee; (7) "Contract," permission to mow the median, for which the fee is set by bid.

Source: 2 SDR 33, effective November 9, 1975; transferred from § 70:01:10:01, effective November 1, 1986; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1987; 14 SDR 14, effective August 2, 1987.