§ 32-20A-11 Restrictions on possession of firearms--Violation as misdemeanor.

SD Codified L § 32-20A-11 (2019) (N/A)
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32-20A-11. Restrictions on possession of firearms--Violation as misdemeanor. Except as provided in § 32-20A-12, no person other than a law enforcement officer, conservation officer, or any person on the person's own land or land leased by the person, may operate or ride in any snowmobile with any firearm in the person's possession unless the firearm is completely unloaded and within a carrying case which encloses the entire firearm. However, the restrictions in this section do not apply to any person who is carrying a pistol and possesses a permit to carry a concealed pistol issued pursuant to chapter 23-7. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. The restrictions in this section do not apply to a utility-terrain vehicle (UTV) or any vehicle that is designed for four or more low-pressure tires or rubberized tracks, and has a seat a person sits upon, and has a steering wheel.

Source: SL 1971, ch 182, § 9; SL 1989, ch 255, § 114; SL 2011, ch 145, § 1; SL 2013, ch 147, § 1; SL 2019, ch 134, § 1.