34A-6-18. County grant of franchises--Approval by voters--Maximum period.Any county may grant and regulate franchises for the purpose of collection and disposal of solid waste, as solid waste is defined by subdivision 34A-6-1.3(17), in those parts of the county not subject to the jurisdiction of a municipality. Such franchises may be granted for a part of the county. No franchise is valid unless approved in an election by a majority of the electors voting on the question. Such election shall be held in that part of the county affected by the franchise. Such franchise may not be granted for a longer period than ten years. Source: SL 1974, ch 244, §2; SDCL Supp, §34-16B-17.1; SL 1977, ch 280, §23; SL 1987, ch 29, §19; SL 1989, ch 306; SL 1991, ch 24, §9.
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