Public Conduct in South Dakota (2026)
19 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
Aggressive Panhandling
LAMC §41.59 prohibits panhandling that involves intimidation, blocking, or following a person, including penalties and how it differs from passive solicitation.
Sioux Falls
Significant RestrictionsSioux Falls prohibits soliciting money in an aggressive manner in any public place, plus targeting stopped vehicles and…
Read full rule →Rapid City
Some RestrictionsRapid City makes it unlawful to accost, intimidate or coerce someone in a public place, including within 30 feet of an…
Read full rule →Public Urination
LAMC §41.47.2 prohibits urinating or defecating in public, including the citation amount, exemptions for medical conditions, and where to find restroom alternatives.
Rapid City
Some RestrictionsRapid City's public indecency ordinance flatly bars urinating or defecating in any street, alley or public place other…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls bans urinating or defecating in any public place outside designated facilities, bundled with the city's…
Read full rule →Skateboarding Rules
LAMC §56.15 and §63.44 limits on skateboarding on sidewalks, in parks, and in commercial corridors, including helmet requirements and skate-park designations.
Rapid City
Heavy RestrictionsRapid City bans skateboarding and any human-powered stunt riding on streets, sidewalks, parking lots and designated…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Significant RestrictionsSioux Falls lets the city engineer post specific streets, sidewalks, and private lots off-limits to skateboards…
Read full rule →Loitering Rules
Constitutional limits on loitering ordinances post-Papachristou and Morales, and what conduct LA can still penalize (e.g., loitering with intent to commit specific crimes).
Sioux Falls
Significant RestrictionsSioux Falls bans loitering in the downtown loop area when done to control turf, intimidate others, or hide illegal…
Read full rule →Rapid City
Some RestrictionsRapid City makes it unlawful to loiter, stand or sit on a public street, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk in a way that…
Read full rule →Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
LAMC §41.50 + LA County smoking bans in parks, beaches, restaurants, outdoor dining, and within 25 ft of business entrances; enforcement and signage rules.
Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls bans smoking and vaping in city parks, golf courses, and within 25 feet of any city building entrance under…
Read full rule →Rapid City
Light RestrictionsRapid City Municipal Code § 8.32.050 makes it a $100 offense to smoke in any building or on any premises, indoors or…
Read full rule →Jaywalking
CA AB-2147 (Freedom to Walk Act, 2023) restricting jaywalking citations to immediate-danger situations, and how LAPD enforces the new standard.
Rapid City
Some RestrictionsRapid City does not ban crossing mid-block outright, but it flips the right-of-way: pedestrians who cross anywhere…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Some RestrictionsSioux Falls requires pedestrians crossing a highway in a business or residential district outside a marked crosswalk or…
Read full rule →Public Marijuana Use
CA Health & Safety Code §11362.3 prohibits cannabis use in public, including parks, sidewalks, and inside vehicles; penalties and consumption-lounge exceptions.
Lincoln County
Heavy RestrictionsLincoln County Code § 111.04(E) bars using or consuming marijuana, medical or otherwise, in any public place in…
Read full rule →Minnehaha County
Heavy RestrictionsMinnehaha County bans smoking or consuming cannabis, medical cannabis, and cannabis products in any public place across…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Heavy RestrictionsSioux Falls bans consuming or smoking cannabis in any public place, parks, sidewalks, streets, and publicly accessible…
Read full rule →Rapid City
Significant RestrictionsRapid City Municipal Code § 8.32.060 makes it unlawful to smoke or carry lighted marijuana in public places, schools…
Read full rule →Public Alcohol Use
LAMC §41.27 + CA Bus & Prof §25620 prohibit drinking alcohol on public streets, sidewalks, parks, and beaches; penalties and special-event exemptions.
Minnehaha County
Significant RestrictionsMinnehaha County parks allow only malt beverages, meaning beer, not liquor or wine, under Ordinance MC8-85, Section 25…
Read full rule →Rapid City
Significant RestrictionsRapid City Municipal Code Section 5.12.080 bans consuming, mixing or possessing an open container of alcohol in any…
Read full rule →Sioux Falls
Significant RestrictionsSioux Falls makes it unlawful to drink, attempt to drink, or carry an open or unsealed distilled spirit, wine, or malt…
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