2011 South Dakota Code
Title 9 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Chapter 03. Incorporation Of Municipalities
§9-3-11 Canvass and return of votes to county commissioners.

9-3-1.1. Minimum distance from existing municipality--Exceptions. No municipality may be incorporated if any part of such proposed municipality lies within three miles of any point on the perimeter of the corporate limits of any incorporated municipality, unless the incorporated municipality refuses or fails to annex a territory which is contiguous to said incorporated municipality, and said contiguous territory has properly petitioned said municipality to be annexed thereto, as provided by § 9-4-1. However, a municipality may be incorporated that is within three miles of an incorporated municipality if the territory to be incorporated is in a different county and has a post office prior to incorporation.

Source: SL 1971, ch 54; SL 1987, ch 74.