74:02:01:37Invalid water permit,

right, or vested right defined. A water permit, right, or vested right is invalid if it meets one or more of the following conditions: (1) The necessary works were not constructed or the water put to beneficial use within the time limits as provided by statute; (2) Use of water has been abandoned as specified in SDCL 46-5-36; (3) Use of water has been forfeited for nonuse as specified in SDCL 46-5-37.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 52:01:01:35, effective July 1, 1979; 9 SDR 96, effective January 30, 1983; 10 SDR 27, effective September 26, 1983; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; 15 SDR 158, effective April 23, 1989; 17 SDR 40, effective September 19, 1990; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998.