<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C2 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:02:23"><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000000">70:04:02:23</span></a><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000001">.  Trailblazing signs.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0"> A trailblazing sign </span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0"> be installed if the route to the business requires a direction change, if there is a question as to which roadway to follow</span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0"> or if additional guidance is needed. A trailblazing sign is not allowed on a state highway if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">    (1)  The business is visible from the roadway and the business's access is readily apparent;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">The</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0"> business is eligible for a tourist-oriented directional sign in accordance with chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:07"><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000003">70:04:07</span></a><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">    (3)  The business is currently signed with an on-right-of-way or off-right-of-way directional sign; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">    (4)  The trailblazing sign is not constructed and installed in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0"> for Streets and Highways, Eleventh Edition</span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">    </span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0"> 40 SDR 102, effective December 3, 2013</span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">    </span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-29-80.1"><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000003">31-29-80.1</span></a><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">    </span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-29-80.1"><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000003">31-29-80.1</span></a><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">    </span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0"> "Signs," Part </span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">2</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">, </span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000001">Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0-000001"> for Streets and Highways, Eleventh Edition, </span><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">December 2023</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Copies may be viewed and printed free of charge at: </span><a href="https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/11th_Edition/mutcd11thedition.pdf"><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C2">https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/11th_Edition/mutcd11thedition.pdf</span></a><span class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s62da4fcc-a373-4fd5-8350-6c4aeb351b60000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>