Section 31-12-44 - Repairs for wind and water erosion assessed to private landowner

31-12-44. Repairs for wind and water erosion assessed to private landowner.If any landowner fails to prevent damage to the county's highway system caused by severe and persistent wind or water erosion on the landowner's property, the county may repair the damage and assess the cost of the repairs against the landowner. If the landowner fails to pay the cost of the repairs before the first day of November in the year in which the repairs are performed, the cost shall be assessed against the landowner's property. Source: SL 1991, ch 233, §1.