(A) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PUBLIC NUISANCE. Consists in unlawfully doing an act, or omitting to perform a duty, within the corporate limits of the city or in any public grounds or parks belonging to the city or within one mile of the corporate limits of the city, which act or omission either:
(1) Annoys, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, or safety of others;
(2) Offends decency;
(3) Unlawfully interferes with, obstructs, or tends to obstruct, or renders dangerous for passage any lake or navigable river, bay, stream, canal, or basin or any public park, square, or highway; or
(4) In any way renders other persons insecure in life, or in the use of property, or which affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon the individuals may be unequal.
(B) Remedies. The remedies against a public nuisance shall be those prescribed by SDCL 21-10-5, or by other statute.
(Prior Code, § 8-7-1)
Cross-reference:
Additional nuisances, see Title 13