Marty Jackley on Environment

Legislature decides recreational use of non-meandered waters

The ruling set a legal precedent following a court battle in which a landowner became upset that anglers were accessing private land from public property due to lakes expanding from certain flooded areas. Following the ruling, the S.D. Game, Fish & Parks Department issued a list of lakes in the state that would have their accesses closed. Jackley's letter states that until the Legislature acts, "both the rights of landowners and the public to use these waters remain a point of contention." An online petition called for Gov. Daugaard to call a special session

Protect agricultural communities from the EPA's overreach