34-35-10. Burning off land or other flammable material without firebreak or considering weather a misdemeanor.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to set or cause to be set on fire any woods, marsh, prairie, grass, or stubble land or any other inflammable material at any time of the year without first having in place a natural or manmade firebreak and without giving due caution to the prevailing and forecasted weather conditions.
Source: PenC 1877, ch 40, §§1, 2; CL 1887, §§2392, 2393; RPolC 1903, §§3152, 3153; RC 1919, §§10355, 10356; SDC 1939, §§20.0201, 20.0202, 20.9901; SL 1955, ch 66, §§1, 2; SDCL §34-35-11; SL 1977, ch 190, §93; SL 1980, ch 247, §1; SL 1986, ch 288, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 35 - Range And Forest Fire Prevention
Section 34-35-1 - Construction of fireguards.
Section 34-35-2 - Tax levy to defray expenses of fireguards.
Section 34-35-3 - Entry on private land to construct fireguards.
Section 34-35-6 - Fireguards not in organized townships.
Section 34-35-7 - Expense of fireguard upon township line.
Section 34-35-8 - Throwing match or burning object from vehicle as misdemeanor.
Section 34-35-12 - Civil liability for fire.
Section 34-35-13 - Sheriff's investigation of violations--Prosecution by state's attorney.
Section 34-35-14 - Possessory claim supporting recovery of fire damages.
Section 34-35-15 - Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District--Area included.
Section 34-35-17 - Issuance of permit for open fire in Black Hills district--Conditions.
Section 34-35-18 - Setting fires for forest and range management.
Section 34-35-19 - Promulgation of rules by secretary.
Section 34-35-20 - Interstate compact for the prevention and control of forest fires.