The municipality shall operate and maintain a system of irrigation within the municipality and to assess the cost thereof against abutting or benefitted property in the manner provided by the provisions of this chapter relating to special assessments, if a connection with an irrigation water supply system is available; but if not available, the providing of a means of a water supply for irrigation shall be first authorized at a regular or special election and to regulate the distribution and use of water supplied for irrigation.
(Prior Code, § 50.46)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-47-21