Noise Ordinances in South Dakota (2026)
14 rules on the books across South Dakota, 4 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Quiet Hours
Nighttime and early morning noise restrictions. Most cities set specific hours when loud activities like lawn mowing, parties, and power tools are not allowed.
Construction Hours
When construction, demolition, and heavy equipment may run in residential areas. Most cities regulate this by hours and days rather than volume; violations can bring stop-work orders and fines.
Barking Dogs
Rules about excessive or continuous dog barking, including how complaints are filed, time-of-day limits, and penalties for owners.
Minnehaha County
Some RestrictionsIn a Residential Development Area, an owner cannot let an animal make frequent, habitual or continued loud noise that…
Read full rule →Rapid City
Some RestrictionsRapid City Municipal Code § 6.08.090 makes it unlawful to own or keep an animal that persistently barks, howls, growls…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls bans letting an animal create a disturbance through loud noise at any time of day or night, and lets animal…
Read full rule →Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Rules for loudspeakers, live bands, DJ equipment, and outdoor music at homes, venues, and events, decibel limits, permitted hours, and when an amplified-sound permit is required.
Rapid City
Significant RestrictionsRapid City Municipal Code Section 5.08.030 makes it unlawful to advertise an auction, theater or other public…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls requires a health department sound permit for outdoor amplified music, capping levels at 70 dbA (L90) until…
Read full rule →Aircraft Noise
Local regulations related to noise from airports, flight paths, and helicopter operations near residential areas.
South Dakota: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsSouth Dakota has no statewide aircraft-noise ordinance; manned-aircraft noise is preempted by federal law (49 USC…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsLand near Sioux Falls Regional Airport falls under the airport influence overlay district in § 160.418. Schools…
Read full rule →Decibel Limits
The decibel thresholds cities enforce, usually as a table by zone and time of day, residential, commercial, and industrial limits, how noise is measured, and what happens at the property line.
Lincoln County
Some RestrictionsA Class 1 major home occupation in unincorporated Lincoln County, South Dakota cannot create noise exceeding 60…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls caps stationary industrial-source noise at 75 dB(A) at all times, measured at the property boundary, under…
Read full rule →Vehicle Noise
Rules about loud vehicle exhaust, modified mufflers, racing engines, and stereos audible at distance. Covers what officers measure and typical fines.
South Dakota: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsPer SDCL 32-15-6, every motor vehicle on a South Dakota highway must be equipped with a muffler in good working order…
Read full rule →Rapid City
Some RestrictionsRapid City bans loud exhaust and dynamic braking noise from motor vehicles. Every vehicle operated within city limits…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls caps vehicle noise at 80-90 dB(A) depending on weight and speed, and bans cutout or bypass mufflers…
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