<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 49-28A-3 - Adoption of federal regulations--Penalty.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168Normal { 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.s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 49-28A-3 - Adoption of federal regulations--Penalty."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 49-28A-3 - Adoption of federal regulations--Penalty."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-28A-3"><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="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-28A-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168SENU">49-28A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168SENU">. </span><span class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168CL">Adoption of federal regulations--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168Statute"><span class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168DefaultParagraphFont">The state hereby adopts Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, subtitle B, chapter I, subchapter A, part 107 (subparts F and G only) and subchapter C, parts 171 to 180, inclusive, as amended through January 1, 2026, and Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, subtitle B, chapter III, subchapter B, part 387 and parts 390 to 397, inclusive, as amended through January 1, 2026, with the following modifications:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    All references to interstate operations must also include intrastate operations except that drivers and motor carriers operating intrastate vehicles and combinations of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, gross vehicle weight, or gross combination weight that does not equal or exceed twenty six thousand one pounds, which are not used to transport hazardous materials requiring placarding under part 177, or designed to transport more than fifteen passengers, including the driver, are not subject to parts 390 to 397, inclusive;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168StatuteNumber1"><span class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    For the purposes of 49 C.F.R. § 391.11(b)(1), a driver must be at least twenty-one years old if engaged in interstate commerce, or transporting hazardous material of a type or quantity requiring placarding under part 177, or operating a vehicle designed to transport more than fifteen passengers, including the driver. All other drivers must be at least eighteen years old.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168DefaultParagraphFont">Any violation of the motor carrier safety requirements governing the qualifications of drivers, driving of motor vehicles, parts and accessories necessary for safe operation, notification and reporting of accidents, </span><a id="_pagenumber2" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168000000" rel="noopener"></a><span class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168DefaultParagraphFont">assistance with investigations and special studies, hours of service of drivers, inspection, repair, and maintenance, found in part 387 and parts 390 to 396, inclusive, is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168Statute"><span class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168DefaultParagraphFont">Any violation of the hazardous materials regulations pertaining to registration of cargo tank motor vehicles, registration of persons who offer or transport hazardous materials, general information, regulations and definitions, hazardous materials tables, hazardous materials communication regulations, and test and inspection marking requirements, found in parts 107 (subparts F and G only), 171, 172, and 178 to 180, inclusive, is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168Statute"><span class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168DefaultParagraphFont">Any violation of the hazardous materials regulations pertaining to packaging, prohibited shipments, loading and unloading, segregation and separation, retesting and inspection of cargo tanks, and other carriage by regulations found in parts 173 to 180, inclusive, or violation of the driving and parking rules, found in part 397, is a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="s8476eabe0d8c43c9a660ddfc0668e168SCL">SL 1981, ch 241, § 2; SDCL Supp, § 32-9-49; SL 1984, ch 309, § 3; SL 1986, ch 22, § 16; SL 1986, ch 395, § 1; SL 1989, ch 400; SL 1991, ch 383; SL 1993, ch 235, § 6; SL 1995, ch 262; SL 1997, ch 265, § 1; SL 1998, ch 273, § 1; SL 2001, ch 254, § 1; SL 2002, ch 213, § 1; SL 2003, ch 237, § 1; SL 2004, ch 282, § 1; SL 2005, ch 242, § 1; SL 2006, ch 235, § 1; SL 2007, ch 265, § 1; SL 2008, ch 239, § 1; SL 2009, ch 237, § 1; SL 2010, ch 221, § 1; SL 2011, ch 205, § 1; SL 2012, ch 229, § 1; SL 2013, ch 236, § 1; SL 2014, ch 220, § 1; SL 2015, ch 230, § 1; SL 2016, ch 225, § 1; SL 2017, ch 196, § 1; SL 2018, ch 263, § 1; SL 2018, ch 264, § 1; SL 2019, ch 198, § 1; SL 2020, ch 201, § 1; SL 2021, ch 199, § 1; SL 2022, ch 169, § 1; SL 2023, ch 157, § 1; SL 2024, ch 187, § 1; SL 2025, ch 192, § 1; SL 2026, ch 184, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 49-28A-3 - Adoption of federal regulations--Penalty.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070364Normal { 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.s2070364SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070364CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070364Normal-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.s2070364DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070364000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070364SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070364SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2070364Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-28A-3.1"><span class="s2070364SENU">49-28A-3.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070364SENU">. </span><span class="s2070364CL">Qualified intrastate drivers under age twenty-one.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070364Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070364DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-28A-3"><span class="s2070364DefaultParagraphFont">49-28A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070364DefaultParagraphFont">, any person under the age of twenty-one but over the age of eighteen may become a qualified intrastate driver if the person is certified as a private applicator pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=38-21-23"><span class="s2070364DefaultParagraphFont">38-21-23</span></a><span class="s2070364DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070364Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070364000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070364Normal"><span class="s2070364SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070364SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 374; SL 2009, ch 238, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 49-28A-3 - Adoption of federal regulations--Penalty.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070365Normal { 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.s2070365SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070365CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070365CL-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070365Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; 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However, hours</span><span class="s2070365DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2070365DefaultParagraphFont">of</span><span class="s2070365DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2070365DefaultParagraphFont">service regulations that were applicable in the State of South Dakota immediately prior to January 4, 2004, shall remain applicable to gas or electric utility service vehicles until January 1, 2006.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070365Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070365000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070365Normal"><span class="s2070365SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070365SCL-000004"> SL 2004, ch 282, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 49-28A-3 - Adoption of federal regulations--Penalty.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070366Normal-000003 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2070366000004 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070366SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070366SCL-000005 { 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="s2070366Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-28A-3.3"><span class="s2070366SENU">49-28A-3.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070366SENU">. </span><span class="s2070366CL">Implementation of the 2004 federal hours</span><span class="s2070366CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2070366CL">of</span><span class="s2070366CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2070366CL">service amendment to preserve federal funding--Exemption.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070366Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">If the United States Department of Transportation issues an official formal finding that one or more portions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-28A-3"><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">49-28A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">, §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-28A-3.2"><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">49-28A-3.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-28A-3.3"><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">49-28A-3.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, may result in the loss of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program funding, the Department of Public Safety may, by rule promulgated pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">, implement the 2004 federal hours</span><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">of</span><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">service amendment as may be appropriate to preserve such federal funding.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070366Normal-000003"><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">If federal law or regulations are amended, or otherwise altered under law, at any time to cause to be exempted a class or group of vehicles, which class or group would include such gas or electric utility service vehicles within this state, from the hours</span><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">of</span><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2070366DefaultParagraphFont">service requirements, any exemption shall be effective in this state immediately for the duration of the federal exemption.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070366Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070366000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070366Normal"><span class="s2070366SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070366SCL-000005"> SL 2004, ch 282, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>