South Dakota allows open carry of firearms by adults legally able to possess them, with state preemption barring most local restrictions on visible carry.
South Dakota has no statewide ban on open carry of handguns or long guns by individuals who may lawfully possess firearms. SDCL 8-5-13 and SDCL 7-18A-36 prevent townships and counties from enacting open carry restrictions. Carry remains barred in schools (SDCL 13-32-7), courthouses, and during emergencies declared by the governor. Brandishing or threatening with a firearm is a separate criminal offense under SDCL 22-14-8.
Brandishing or aggravated assault with a firearm is a Class 5 felony; possession in a school zone is a Class 1 misdemeanor or higher depending on circumstances.
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Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls Code § 93.008 prohibits operating a motor vehicle unless its exhaust system is free from defects, fitted with a muffler/noise-dissipative device,...
Sioux Falls, SD
Outdoor amplified music in Sioux Falls is subject to Chapter 93 use-district limits unless a special permit is obtained. The Main Street Sioux Falls Business...
Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls Code § 93.003 sets maximum sound pressure levels at the property boundary: 60 dBA daytime / 55 dBA nighttime in residential use districts and 65 ...
Sioux Falls, SD
Aircraft-in-flight noise is preempted by federal law (FAA / 49 U.S.C. § 40103 navigable airspace) and is NOT regulated by Sioux Falls Code Chapter 93. Joe Fo...
Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls treats abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperable vehicles as nuisances under § 93.026 of the City Code. On public streets, removal proceeds u...
Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls § 160.480 permits standard residential fence materials (wood, vinyl, chain link, wrought iron, aluminum) but prohibits barbed wire and razor wire...
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