# S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:03: ARSD 12:12:02:03. Determination of abandonment

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S03

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:03
- **Heading:** ARSD 12:12:02:03. Determination of abandonment
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Administrative Rules of South Dakota / Title 12 / Article 12:12 FORESTRY / Chapter 12:12:02 Logging slash abandonment and treatment standards / ARSD 12:12:02:03

## Text

The state forester shall declare logging slash as abandoned if he finds one or more of the following conditions:
(1) Logging slash is not satisfactorily treated to minimum standards by the termination date of any written or verbal logging contract between the timber owner and the timber purchaser or logging contractor;
(2) The timber purchaser or logging contractor has removed all commercial wood from an area but has not treated the logging slash to minimum standards; or
(3) The logging slash has not received satisfactory treatment to minimum standards before red slash occurs in the logging debris.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:01 ARSD 12:12:02:01. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S01.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:02 ARSD 12:12:02:02. Complaints and inspections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S02.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:03 ARSD 12:12:02:03. Determination of abandonment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S03.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:04 ARSD 12:12:02:04. Minimum treatment standard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S04.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:05 ARSD 12:12:02:05. Piled logging slash standard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S05.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:06 ARSD 12:12:02:06. Prescribed burning standard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S06.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:07 ARSD 12:12:02:07. Minimum safety zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S07.md)

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