South Dakota Statutes
§ 42-8-51 — Operation to cause collision by skier or surfboarder prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 42-8-51
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 42-8-51 (2026).
Text
No person may operate or manipulate any boat, tow rope, or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, a surfboard, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis, surfboard, or similar device, or any person thereon to collide with or strike against any object or person. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
SL 1959, ch 125, § 12; SDC Supp 1960, § 25.1412 (4); SL 1991, ch 186, § 49; SL 1994, ch 335, § 21.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 42-8-51, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/42-8-51.