In the Matter of the Interpretation of S.D. Const. Art. Xl § 2 and Viii § 16

ADVISORY OPINION

TO HIS EXCELLENCY, DENNIS DAU-GAARD, THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

[¶ 1.] You requested two advisory opinions from this Court dealing with the constitutionality of SB 136 and SB 159. 1 Both acts were passed by the 2016 South Dakota Legislature. Your request indicates you must sign them, let them become law without your signature, or veto them within 15 days of March 11, 2016. S.D. Const, art. V, § 5. You asked;

# 27786 (SB 136: cropland assessment) .

1. Does SB 136, An Act to permit certain cropland along lakes, rivers, and streams to be assessed as noncrop-land,…