S.D. Codified Laws § 5-4-15

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Misdemeanor to start open fire on public lands except in established fireplace

Official statutory text

Except in the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District where it is a Class 1 misdemeanor, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to start or allow to start an open fire on public lands owned, leased, controlled, or managed by the state or any political subdivision of the state unless the fire is set in an established fireplace approved or provided by the respective governmental entity. This section does not apply to persons authorized by the state or any political subdivision of the state to start fires on such lands within the jurisdiction of the respective governmental entity or to fires on shoreline barren of vegetation which do not constitute an apparent risk of fire to surrounding vegetation not located within a state, county, or municipal park, state recreation area, or nature preserve.

Source: SL 1997, ch 239, § 1.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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