S.D. Codified Laws § 32-3A-3

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Registration validation decal and numbering display requirements for boats--Violation as misdemeanor

Official statutory text

No person may operate or give permission for operation of a nonmotorized boat over twelve feet in length or a motorboat on the waters of this state unless a registration validation decal is displayed on each side of the bow of the boat. No person may operate or give permission for operation of a nonmotorized boat over eighteen feet in length or of a motorboat on the waters of this state unless the boat is numbered in accordance with this chapter and the identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of the boat. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1959, ch 125, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 25.1403; SL 1963, ch 143, § 1; SL 1972, ch 231, § 1; SL 1984, ch 279, § 2; SDCL 42-8-3 ; SL 2003, ch 164, § 1.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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