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SD Codified L § 31-30-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 30 - Junk Yards Along Highways|Section 31-30-12 - More restrictive regulation not affected.

31-30-12. More restrictive regulation not affected.Nothing in this chapter abrogates or affects the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution, which is more restrictive than the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1966, ch 86, §10; SL 2010, ch 145, §171.
SD Codified L § 31-31-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 31 - Weed Removal Along Highways|Section 31-31-1 - Weed removal on state or county roads.

31-31-1. Weed removal on state or county roads.The Department of Transportation and board of county commissioners of the various counties shall cut or remove, or cause to be cut or removed, grass, weeds, and brush growing within the right-of-way of all public highways within their respective jurisdiction and over which such department and boards exercise control as to repair and maintenance. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SL 1939, ch 295, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §62.0201; SDCL, §31-31-7; SL 1985, ch 15, §37.
SD Codified L § 31-31-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 31 - Weed Removal Along Highways|Section 31-31-2 - Weed removal on township roads--duty of abutting landowner.

31-31-2. Weed removal on township roads--duty of abutting landowner.The owner or occupant of any land abutting or adjoining upon township roads shall cut, remove, or destroy or cause to be cut, removed, or destroyed, grass, weeds, trees, and brush growing on or in the right-of-way of such roads, provided that such roads are left in such condition that any and all undergrowth thereby or thereon can be cut with a mower. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SDC 1939, §§62.0201, 62.0202; SL 1939, ch 295, §1; SDCL, §31-31-7; SL 1992, ch 204, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-31-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 31 - Weed Removal Along Highways|Section 31-31-3 - Time for weed removal.

31-31-3. Time for weed removal.Grass, weeds, trees or brush referred to in §§31-31-1 and 31-31-2 shall be cut, removed, or destroyed between the first day of September and the first day of October of each year, or between dates annually fixed by the board of supervisors. Source: SDC 1939, §62.0201; SL 1939, ch 295, §1; SL 1983, ch 228, §1; SL 1992, ch 204, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-31-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 31 - Weed Removal Along Highways|Section 31-31-4 - Employment of assistance in weed removal.

31-31-4. Employment of assistance in weed removal.The Department of Transportation and any board of county commissioners may employ the necessary assistance to carry out the necessary provisions of this chapter or may have the work done by the employees regularly employed by the department or the board. The department and the board may fix the compensation and expenses of persons employed by them for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The department and board may be paid out of any fund or funds available to the department or board for the maintenance and repair of the highway. Source: SL 1939, ch 295, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §62.0202; SL 2010, ch 145, §174.
SD Codified L § 31-31-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 31 - Weed Removal Along Highways|Section 31-31-5 - Failure of abutting landowner to remove weeds--Removal by board of supervisors--Compensation for removal.

31-31-5. Failure of abutting landowner to remove weeds--Removal by board of supervisors--Compensation for removal.If the owner or occupant of land abutting upon or adjoining township roads does not cut, remove, or destroy, or cause to be cut, removed, or destroyed, the grass, weeds, trees, or brush in the right-of-way of such roads between the first day of September and the first day of October, or between the dates annually fixed by the board, the board of supervisors of the township in which the land is located may employ a person or persons to immediately cut and remove the grass, weeds, trees, and brush on or in the right-of-way of such township roads with compensation at a rate to be fixed and paid by the board. Source: SDC 1939, §62.0202; SL 1939, ch 295, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §62.0203; SL 1983, ch 228, §2; SL 1992, ch 204, §3.
SD Codified L § 31-31-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 31 - Weed Removal Along Highways|Section 31-31-6 - Payment for cleanup by landowner or township--Election to determine.

31-31-6. Payment for cleanup by landowner or township--Election to determine.The voters at each annual township election shall by majority vote determine whether the amount paid for the cleanup of township roads pursuant to 31-31-5 shall be paid for by the landowner or the township. If the vote is to have the landowner pay, the amount shall be certified by the township clerk to the county auditor not later than November first of the same year. The amount shall be extended on the tax list in a separate column headed "Removal or destruction of grass, weeds, and brush on highways" and shall become a tax on the land adjoining the highway where the grass, weeds, and brush were cut or removed and shall be collected as other taxes. If the vote is to have the township pay, the cost of cutting and removal of grass, weeds, and brush shall be paid out of township funds without extending such cutting and removal costs on the tax lists as tax on the land of the adjoining township landowner. Source: SL 1907, ch 250, §3; RC 1919, §10403; SL 1925, ch 301, §3; SDC 1939, §62.0203; SL 1939, ch 295, §3; SL 1984, ch 12, §37.
SD Codified L § 31-32-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-1 - Intentionally damaging highway or bridge--Felony.

31-32-1. Intentionally damaging highway or bridge--Felony.Every person who intentionally digs up, removes, displaces, breaks, or otherwise injures or destroys any public highway or bridge, or any private way laid out by authority of law, or bridge upon such way, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Source: PenC 1877, §686; CL 1887, §6875; RPenC 1903, §704; RC 1919, §4308; SDC 1939, §13.4515.
SD Codified L § 31-32-3.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-3.1 - Intentional dumping on highway right-of-way prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

31-32-3.1. Intentional dumping on highway right-of-way prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.No person except as provided in §31-32-3.2 may intentionally dump any load of any material or cargo on or within the highway right-of-way. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1987, ch 212, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-32-3.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-3.2 - Authorized dumping on highway right-of-way.

31-32-3.2. Authorized dumping on highway right-of-way.Any governmental employee or person involved in the construction or maintenance of public highway right-of-way or any person authorized by permit or contract with the governmental entity with jurisdiction over the highway right-of-way may dump a load of highway construction or maintenance materials on or within the highway right-of-way. Source: SL 1987, ch 212, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-32-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-4 - Intentional destruction of tollhouse or turnpike gate--Felony.

31-32-4. Intentional destruction of tollhouse or turnpike gate--Felony.Every person who intentionally injures or destroys any tollhouse or turnpike gate is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Source: PenC 1877, §688; CL 1887, §6877; RPenC 1903, §706; RC 1919, §4310; SDC 1939, §13.4517.
SD Codified L § 31-32-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-5 - Placing barbed wire across traveled road without visible obstruction--Petty offense--Civil liability.

31-32-5. Placing barbed wire across traveled road without visible obstruction--Petty offense--Civil liability.Any person who shall place a barbed wire fence across any traveled road, whether the same be or be not a public highway, without at the same time building an obstruction across said road outside of and not farther away from said fence than two rods, consisting of at least two boards or poles securely fastened to three upright posts, commits a petty offense and is liable to the person injured for all damages sustained. Source: SL 1890, ch 131; RPenC 1903, §484; RC 1919, §3993; SDC 1939, §13.1623.
SD Codified L § 31-32-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-6 - Duty to notify where bridge or highway is obstructed.

31-32-6. Duty to notify where bridge or highway is obstructed.It shall be the duty of every person who so injures or obstructs any bridge or highway as to render the same unsafe immediately to put up a danger sign and use diligence to notify one or more of the members of the board or commissioners having jurisdiction or supervision over such bridge or highway of such injury or obstruction. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SL 1917, ch 258, §§1, 2; RC 1919, §§8587, 8588; SL 1919, ch 223; SDC 1939, §§28.0912, 28.9908; SDCL, §31-32-8.
SD Codified L § 31-32-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-7 - Destruction, etc., of highway grade or ditch--Violation as misdemeanor.

31-32-7. Destruction, etc., of highway grade or ditch--Violation as misdemeanor.No unauthorized person may injure any highway by removing, destroying, or otherwise altering the grade constructed for such highway or by filling, obstructing, or otherwise altering the ditch which drains the grade of such highway or otherwise injures such highway in any manner. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §§28.0912, 28.9908; SDCL, §31-32-8; SL 1988, ch 235.
SD Codified L § 31-32-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-8 - Civil liability for violating § 31-32-3.1, 31-32-6, or 31-32-7--Attorney fees.

31-32-8. Civil liability for violating §31-32-3.1, 31-32-6, or 31-32-7--Attorney fees.Any person violating the provisions of §31-32-3.1, 31-32-6, or 31-32-7, in addition to the judgments authorized by those sections, shall also be liable in a civil action to the township, county, municipality, or other public corporation to which the highway, highway right-of-way, or bridge belonged, in the amount as may be recovered against the township, county, municipality, or other public corporation, including a reasonable amount for attorney's fees, on account of the injury or obstruction referred to in §31-32-3.1, 31-32-6, or 31-32-7. Source: SL 1917, ch 258, §2; RC 1919, §8588; SDC 1939, §28.9908; SL 2017, ch 126, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-32-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-9 - Duty of governing body to remove obstructions or repair--Recovery of expense from wrongdoer--Temporary obstruction for building purposes.

31-32-9. Duty of governing body to remove obstructions or repair--Recovery of expense from wrongdoer--Temporary obstruction for building purposes.The governing body or board having charge of any street, road, or highway shall cause rock, stone, glass, or other obstruction placed in the street, road, or highway, to be removed, or in the event that the same is flooded by irrigation water, the street, road, or highway shall be repaired. The municipality, township, county, or other public corporation is entitled to recover from any person placing the obstruction in the street, road, or highway, or allowing the water to flow upon the same, the amount necessarily expended in the removal or repair, including a reasonable amount for attorney's fees, and the action may be commenced in any court in the county having jurisdiction. This section does not apply to the placing of rock or stone in the streets, roads, or highways temporarily for building purposes. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0915; SL 1992, ch 60, §2; SL 2017, ch 126, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-32-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-10 - Duty of governing body to give notice of dangerous road--Time for notice--Guards--Guards along abandoned roadway--Violation as petty offense.

31-32-10. Duty of governing body to give notice of dangerous road--Time for notice--Guards--Guards along abandoned roadway--Violation as petty offense.If any highway, culvert, or bridge is damaged by flood, fire or other cause, to the extent that it endangers the safety of public travel, the governing body responsible for the maintenance of such highway, culvert, or bridge, shall within forty-eight hours of receiving notice of such danger, erect guards over such defect or across such highway of sufficient height, width, and strength to guard the public from accident or injury and shall repair the damage or provide an alternative means of crossing within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the danger. The governing body shall erect a similar guard across any abandoned public highway, culvert, or bridge. Any officer who violates any of the provisions of this section commits a petty offense. Source: SDC 1939, §§28.0913, 28.9910; SL 1951, ch 140; SL 1990, ch 227.
SD Codified L § 31-32-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-12 - Bridges over ditches and canals excepted from notice requirements.

31-32-12. Bridges over ditches and canals excepted from notice requirements. Nothing in § 31-32-10 may be construed as imposing any liability upon the county for any injury sustained by reason of any violation of §46-8-16 relating to bridges over ditches and canals. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0913 as added by SL 1951, ch 140; SL 2021, ch 128, § 9.
SD Codified L § 31-32-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-13 - Business requiring use of highway by customers as misdemeanor--Exceptions.

31-32-13. Business requiring use of highway by customers as misdemeanor--Exceptions.It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to conduct an establishment or maintain a business the nature of which requires the use by patrons or customers of any part of the right-of-way of a state trunk highway while the patron or customer is receiving or discharging any merchandise or commodity at the place of business. This section does not apply to streets within the limits of municipalities which are under the control and regulation of the municipality. This section does not apply to a vending facility allowed pursuant to §31-29-83. Source: SL 1941, ch 137; SDC Supp 1960, §28.0916; SL 1984, ch 211, §3; SL 1986, ch 237, §3; SL 1989, ch 21, §153; SL 2010, ch 145, §175; SL 2013, ch 129, §3.
SD Codified L § 31-32-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-14 - Approved ingress and egress excepted from highway use restriction.

31-32-14. Approved ingress and egress excepted from highway use restriction.The provisions of §31-32-13 do not, in any way, interfere with the rights of any person to use such means of ingress or egress to a place of business as are approved as to safety and design by the Department of Transportation and as are reasonably useful for the business conducted by the person on privately owned property. Source: SL 1941, ch 137; SDC Supp 1960, §28.0916; SL 2010, ch 145, §176.
SD Codified L § 31-32-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-15 - Unlawful use of right-of-way as public nuisance.

31-32-15. Unlawful use of right-of-way as public nuisance.The conducting of an establishment or maintaining of a business in violation of §31-32-13 constitutes a public nuisance and the department may bring an action to abate the nuisance or may fence the right-of-way of the state trunk highway to prevent the unlawful use. Source: SL 1941, ch 137; SDC Supp 1960, §28.0916; SL 2010, ch 145, §177.
SD Codified L § 31-32-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-16 - Objects likely to fall on highway as public nuisance.

31-32-16. Objects likely to fall on highway as public nuisance.Any tree, structure, or other object, that, because of its location and because of its age, infirmity, angle of stance, or other condition, is likely to fall, in whole or in part, upon any public highway within the State of South Dakota, so that any person using the highway at the time of the fall might be injured thereby, is a public nuisance against which the remedies prescribed by §21-10-5 may be employed. Source: SL 1945, ch 123, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §28.0917; SL 2010, ch 145, §178.
SD Codified L § 31-32-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-17 - Negotiation with owner for abatement of nuisance.

31-32-17. Negotiation with owner for abatement of nuisance.If it appears to the satisfaction of any department, board, or governing body charged with the duty of the maintenance of any highway in this state, that a nuisance as defined by §31-32-16 exists along any highway in respect to which highway the department, board, or governing body has the duty of maintaining, the department, board, or governing body shall negotiate with the owner of the property on which the nuisance exists for the voluntary abatement of the nuisance. Source: SL 1945, ch 123, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §28.0917; SL 2010, ch 145, §179.
SD Codified L § 31-32-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 32 - Highway Obstructions And Defects|Section 31-32-18 - Failure of owner to abate nuisance--Civil action--Cost charged against owner.

31-32-18. Failure of owner to abate nuisance--Civil action--Cost charged against owner.If the owner of the property referred to in §31-32-17 or of the nuisance refuses or fails to voluntarily abate the nuisance within a reasonable time, the department, board, or governing body, shall bring a civil action on behalf of the public, in the proper court, to abate the nuisance. If abatement is ordered in the suit, the cost of the action shall be charged against the owner of the land on which the nuisance was maintained and against whom the action in abatement was brought. Source: SL 1945, ch 123, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §28.0917; SL 2010, ch 145, §180.
SD Codified L § 31-33-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 33 - Municipal Arterial Street Systems|Section 31-33-1 - "Arterial street" defined.

31-33-1."Arterial street" defined.For the purposes of this chapter unless the context otherwise requires, the term, arterial street, shall mean any street or highway designated by local authorities to serve primarily through traffic on continuous routes and major connecting streets or highways thereto within their respective jurisdictions. Source: SL 1969, ch 117, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-33-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 33 - Municipal Arterial Street Systems|Section 31-33-2 - Requirement for establishment of arterial street system.

31-33-2. Requirement for establishment of arterial street system.An arterial street system shall be designated by the governing body of each municipality of this state having a population of five thousand or more according to the last federal census, provided, however, that any municipality of the state with less than five thousand population may also establish an arterial street system should said municipality find such action advantageous in planning, constructing, maintaining, and administrating the highways and streets under its jurisdiction. Source: SL 1969, ch 117, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-33-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 33 - Municipal Arterial Street Systems|Section 31-33-3 - Trunk highway system not included in arterial street system--Total mileage limitation.

31-33-3. Trunk highway system not included in arterial street system--Total mileage limitation.The arterial street system of any municipality shall not include any sections of the state trunk highway system and shall not exceed in total mileage more than twenty-five percent of the total road and street mileage that is open to public travel within the area administered by said governing body. Source: SL 1969, ch 117, §3.
SD Codified L § 31-33-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 33 - Municipal Arterial Street Systems|Section 31-33-4 - Legislative intent--Joint planning between first or second class municipality, county and state officials--Integrated system of state highways and arterial streets.

31-33-4. Legislative intent--Joint planning between first or second class municipality, county and state officials--Integrated system of state highways and arterial streets.It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Legislature to provide that to the greatest extent possible an arterial street system, as provided for in this chapter, shall be planned as a joint venture between first or second class municipality, county and state officials to assure maximum contribution to the total municipal and community environment with consideration given to safety, convenience to the user, present and future traffic needs and the capacity of the municipality or cooperating agencies or both to develop and maintain said system, and further arterial streets should, when combined with the state trunk system, become an integrated system of highways and streets. Source: SL 1969, ch 117, §8; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-33-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 33 - Municipal Arterial Street Systems|Section 31-33-5 - Adoption of arterial street system by governing body--Recording with Department of Transportation.

31-33-5. Adoption of arterial street system by governing body--Recording with Department of Transportation.Each municipal governing body shall after due deliberation and consultation with county and state officials regarding the selection of the roads and streets that are to constitute its arterial street system take the necessary action to adopt said system and shall forward a certified copy of such action together with a map showing the arterials and a description of same to the Department of Transportation to be recorded.The roads and streets as recorded by the Department of Transportation shall for all purposes be known as the arterial street system of that municipality. Source: SL 1969, ch 117, §4.