<html> <head> <title>Rule 41:04:04:05 Requirements for dock and floating dock maintenance.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 41:04:04:05"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 41:04:04:05 Requirements for dock and floating dock maintenance."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>41:04:04:05.&nbsp;&nbsp;Requirements for dock and floating dock maintenance.</b> Requirements for dock and floating dock maintenance are as follows:</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;All docks and floating docks must be securely anchored in place to prevent drifting;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;All docks and floating docks must be free of safety hazards and may not constitute a public nuisance or severely detract from the aesthetic values of the public waters and the shoreline of adjacent property;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;The flotation material used in docks and floating docks must be composed of low-density, closed-cell, rigid plastic foam; high-impact polyethylene; fiber-glass; or other inert materials. Airtight, water-tight containers that are free of toxic or pollutive substances may also be used for flotation;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;All electrical wiring, connections, facilities, or appurtenances serving a dock must conform to the regulations adopted by the South Dakota state electrical commission; and</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Floating docks that are not attached to or in contact with the shoreline must, from sunrise to one-half hour after sunset, have attached to them a red flag at least 3 feet above the floor and plainly visible from a distance of at least 150 feet. No floating dock may remain on the waters from one-half hour after sunset until sunrise except when secured as close to the shoreline as possible. This section does not apply to floating docks placed in areas restricted for swimming by a political subdivision or the department.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, &#167;&nbsp;1; 1 SDR 60, effective February 26, 1975; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 33 SDR 225, effective June 25, 2007; 46 SDR 74, effective December 2, 2019.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-3A-1">32-3A-1(6).</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-3A-1">32-3A-1(6).</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>