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58-17 Township Parks

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CHAPTER 58-17TOWNSHIP PARKS58-17-01.Townships - Authority to acquire, operate, and regulate parks.Anytownship may acquire, establish, construct, expand, own, lease, control, equip, improve,<br>maintain, operate, regulate, and police any park either within or without the geographic limits of<br>such township and may use for such purposes any available property owned or controlled or<br>occupied for the purpose or purposes enumerated in this chapter.Any such park must bedeclared to be acquired, owned, leased, controlled, or occupied for a public purpose in<br>accordance with public need.58-17-02. Townships - Parks - Tax levy for park purposes. In townships supportingparks, a levy not exceeding the limitation in subsection 8 of section 57-15-20.2 may be made for<br>such purposes, but such levies do not apply to property in any city or park district which levies for<br>park district purposes.58-17-03. Townships - Parks - Tax levy may be certified by board of supervisors.The board of township supervisors may certify annually to the county auditor the amount of tax to<br>be levied by such township for park purposes in the same manner as provided by law for other<br>township levies. The proceeds of such taxes must be deposited in a special fund or account into<br>which other park revenues of the township are deposited and may be expended by the township<br>only for park purposes.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 58-17 township parks