South Dakota § 32-17-47 Flashing lights required on certain animal-drawn vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 32-17-47 — Flashing lights required on certain animal-drawn vehicles--Violation as misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 32-17-47

Title 32MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 32-16VEHICLE LIGHTS AND FLARES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 32-17-47 (2026).

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Any animal-drawn vehicle operating on a highway during the period from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render the vehicle clearly discernible to any person on the highway at a distance of two hundred feet ahead, shall be equipped with a flashing amber light that is visible from the front of the vehicle and a red flashing light visible from the rear of the vehicle. The red flashing light shall have a minimum diameter of four inches with at least three square inches of surface. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Any animal-drawn vehicle operating on a highway during the period from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render the vehicle clearly discernible to any person on the highway at a distance of two hundred feet ahead, shall be equipped with a flashing amber light that is visible from the front of the vehicle and a red flashing light visible from the rear of the vehicle. The red flashing light shall have a minimum diameter of four inches with at least three square inches of surface. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.