South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard is reminding landowners they can apply for a tax break if they’ve installed buffer strips on their land. He says that’s been made available by legislation passed this past session.

Daugaard says those interested in the tax break may now go to a statewide website to see if they’re eligible for that incentive.

Under the new law eligible riparian buffer strips are assessed at 60 percent of the land’s agricultural income value. Only land within 120 feet of a listed lake, river or stream may be classified as a riparian buffer strip and grazing is prohibited from May 1 through September 30. The interactive map database is located at denr.sd.gov/datagis.aspx.