76-15-201. Petition to create conservation district. (1) Any 10% of the qualified electors within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the department asking that the department approve the organization of a conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition.
     (2) The petition must set forth:
     (a) the proposed name of the district;
     (b) that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare for a conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition;
     (c) a description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which description may not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions but is sufficient if generally accurate;
     (d) a request that:
     (i) the department define the boundaries for the district;
     (ii) a referendum be held within the territory defined on the question of the creation of a conservation district in the territory; and
     (iii) the department determine that a district be created.
     (3) Where more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the department may consolidate all or any part of the petitions.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 72, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 73, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 431, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 90, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 18, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 76-105(1), (2); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 76, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 270, Ch. 418, L. 1995.