# S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-3: Marking surface boundaries of claim

> South Dakota · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-3

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-3
- **Heading:** Marking surface boundaries of claim
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 45-4-3

## Text

Surface boundaries shall be marked by eight substantial posts, hewed or blazed on the side or sides facing the claim and plainly marked with the name of the lode and the corner, end, or side of the claim that they respectively represent and sunk in the ground; one at each corner and one at the center of each side line and one at each end of the lode. If it is impracticable because of rock or precipitous ground to sink such posts, they may be placed in a monument of stone.

Source: PolC 1877, ch 31, § 6; SL 1881, ch 96, § 4; CL 1887, § 2002; RPolC 1903, § 2537; RC 1919, § 8731; SDC 1939, § 42.0108; SL 2011, ch 165, § 168.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-1 Discovery of lode within limits of claim essential](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-2 Conditions precedent to filing of location certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-3 Marking surface boundaries of claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-4 Location certificate--Recording of claim--Contents--Validity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-5 Location certificate limited to single location](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-6 Dimensions of lode claim--Determination of width by election](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-7 Fee for recording and certification of location certificate--Certified copy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-8 Additional location certificate--Relocation--Existing rights of others not affected--Claimant not precluded from proving title under previous location](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-9 Relocation of abandoned lode--Fixing of boundaries--Erection of new discovery monument--Contents of relocation certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-10 Location certificate--Surface ground included and excluded](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-11 Longitudinal limits of claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-13 Right to mine separate from right to surface--Security required of miner--Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-13.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-14 Fencing of mining claim or mineral property for protection of livestock--Duties on abandonment--Liability for damages--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-14.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-15 Actions involving mining claims--Proof of customs, usages, or regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-15.md)

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