<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-18-40 - Camping liability--Immunity granted.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05SCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD - Camping liability--Immunity granted."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law - Camping liability--Immunity granted."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute="><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-18-40" rel="noopener"><span class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05SENU">34-18-40</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05SENU">. </span><span class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05CL">Camping liability--Immunity granted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05DefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-18-41" rel="noopener"><span class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05DefaultParagraphFont">34-18-41</span></a><span class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05DefaultParagraphFont">, a private campground owner, or an employee or officer of a private campground owner, is not liable if a person is injured or killed or property is damaged as a result of an inherent risk of camping.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sf1c3cf771a8041c28e4089fc326b8b05SCL">SL 2022, ch 107, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>