South Dakota Statutes

§ 42-8-42 — Muffler required--Use of cutouts prohibited--Racing boats excepted.

South Dakota § 42-8-42
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 42RECREATION AND SPORTS
Ch. 42-6WATERCRAFT

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S.D. Codified Laws § 42-8-42 (2026).

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The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner. The use of cutouts is prohibited, except for racing boats competing in a regatta or boat race approved as provided by rules adopted pursuant to § 32-3A-1 , and for such racing boats while on trial runs, during a period not to exceed forty - eight hours immediately preceding a regatta or race and for motorboats while competing in official trials for speed records during a period not to exceed forty - eight hours immediately following a regatta or race. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

SL 1959, ch 125, § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 25.1408; SL 1984, ch 273, § 28; SL 2021, ch 186, § 8.

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