South Dakota Codified Laws — Title 10 (Taxation)
SDCL § 10-39-58 — Temporary provisions for severance tax on precious metals--Rate according to value of gross yield
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 10-39-43 , for the privilege of severing precious metals in this state, for the time period beginning July 1, 1993, and ending June 30, 1994, there is imposed a severance tax of two percent of the first fifty million dollars of the gross yield from the sale of precious metals severed in this state, and a severance tax of one percent of the gross yield from the sale of precious metals in excess of fifty million dollars severed in this state.
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