AN ACT
ENTITLED, An Act to
revise certain provisions regarding signs in any public right-of-way.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 31-28-23 be amended to read as follows:
31-28-23. No person may, without lawful authority, attempt or actually alter, deface, injure, knock down, remove, or in any manner molest or interfere with any official highway marker, sign, guide board, traffic-control device, or any railroad sign or signal, barrier, warning device, or sign erected in connection with highway maintenance or construction activities. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person who violates this section is responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing such markers, signs, signals, barriers, or devices.
Section 2. That § 31-28-22 be amended to read as follows:
31-28-22. Every sign, signal, marking, or device prohibited by § § 31-28-19 and 31-28-20 is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the Department of Transportation or local authorities within their respective jurisdiction may remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.
Section 3. The Department of Game, Fish and Parks or its designee may mark or sign a state snowmobile trail within any public right-of-way or public land. The Department of Game, Fish and Parks may place signs within any public right-of-way providing directions to a state owned or managed public use area.
Section 4. That chapter 31-28 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 31-28-23 be amended to read as follows:
31-28-23. No person may, without lawful authority, attempt or actually alter, deface, injure, knock down, remove, or in any manner molest or interfere with any official highway marker, sign, guide board, traffic-control device, or any railroad sign or signal, barrier, warning device, or sign erected in connection with highway maintenance or construction activities. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person who violates this section is responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing such markers, signs, signals, barriers, or devices.
Section 2. That § 31-28-22 be amended to read as follows:
31-28-22. Every sign, signal, marking, or device prohibited by § § 31-28-19 and 31-28-20 is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the Department of Transportation or local authorities within their respective jurisdiction may remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.
Section 3. The Department of Game, Fish and Parks or its designee may mark or sign a state snowmobile trail within any public right-of-way or public land. The Department of Game, Fish and Parks may place signs within any public right-of-way providing directions to a state owned or managed public use area.
Section 4. That chapter 31-28 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Nothing in this chapter may be deemed to limit or encroach upon the practice and activity of a
professional licensed pursuant to chapter 36-18A, performing his or her professional duties.
An Act to revise certain provisions regarding signs in any public right-of-way.
An Act to revise certain provisions regarding signs in any public right-of-way.
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I certify that the attached Act originated in the
SENATE as
Bill
No.
144
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____________________________
Secretary of the Senate
Secretary of the Senate
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President of the Senate
President of the Senate
Attest:
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Secretary of the Senate
Secretary of the Senate
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Speaker of the House
Attest:
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Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Senate
Bill
No.
144
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Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
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Chapter No. ______
Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
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Governor
Governor
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.
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Secretary of State
Secretary of State
By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State
