<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 31-31-1 - Weed removal on state or county roads. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2053358Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2053358SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053358CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2053358Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2053358DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053358DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053358000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053358SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2053358SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2053358Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=31-31-1"><span class="s2053358SENU">31-31-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053358SENU">. </span><span class="s2053358CL">Weed removal on state or county roads.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053358Normal-000000"><span class="s2053358DefaultParagraphFont">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</span><span class="s2053358DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2053358DefaultParagraphFont">of</span><span class="s2053358DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2053358DefaultParagraphFont">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.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053358Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053358000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2053358Normal"><span class="s2053358SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2053358SCL-000003"> SL 1939, ch 295, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 62.0201; SDCL, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=31-31-7"><span class="s2053358SCL-000003">31-31-7</span></a><span class="s2053358SCL-000003">; SL 1985, ch 15, § 37.</span></p></div></body></html>