# S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-10: Amendment or termination by consent

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-10

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-10
- **Heading:** Amendment or termination by consent
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 34A / Chapter 17 / Section 34A-17-10

## Text

(a) An environmental covenant may be amended or terminated by consent only if the amendment or termination is signed by:

(1) The agency;

(2) The current owner of the fee simple of the real property subject to the covenant;

(3) Each person that originally signed the covenant, unless the person waived in a signed record the right to consent or a court finds that the person no longer exists or cannot be located or identified with the exercise of reasonable diligence; and

(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d)(2), the holder.

(b) If an interest in real property is subject to an environmental covenant, the interest is not affected by an amendment of the covenant unless the current owner of the interest consents to the amendment or has waived in a signed record the right to consent to amendments.

(c) Except for an assignment undertaken pursuant to a governmental reorganization, assignment of an environmental covenant to a new holder is an amendment.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in an environmental covenant:

(1) A holder may not assign its interest without consent of the other parties;

(2) A holder may be removed and replaced by agreement of the other parties specified in subsection (a); and

(3) A court of competent jurisdiction may fill a vacancy in the position of holder.

Source: SL 2005, ch 196, § 10.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-1 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-2 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-3 Nature of rights--Subordination of interests](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-4 Content of environmental covenant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-5 Validity--Effect on other instruments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-6 Relationship to other land-use law](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-7 Notice--Copy of covenant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-8 Recording](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-9 Duration--Amendment by court action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-10 Amendment or termination by consent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-11 Enforcement of covenant--Injunction or other equitable relief](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-12 Registry--Substitute notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-12.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-13 Uniformity of application and construction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-13.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34A-17-14 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34A_C17_S34A-17-14.md)

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