Any lessee who constructs a dam pursuant to the permit described in § 7-30-15 and has received a certificate executed by the federal district range program inspector is entitled to payment as provided in § 7-30-17, unless the lessee defaults in the terms of the lease, abandons the lease, or fails to bid at the next letting of the lease. The inspector shall state in the certificate the measurements of the dam, including the number of cubic yards of earth and whether the dam was approved by the inspector.
SDCL 7-30-16