Except as provided in § 20-9-16, an owner of land owes no duty of care to keep the land safe for entry on or use by any participant for outdoor recreational activity, or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on the owner's land to any participant entering on or using the land for outdoor recreational activity.
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-9-13
Landowner not obligated to keep land safe for outdoor recreational activity—Exception
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Johnson v. Rapid City Softball Ass'n (1994)
Most recently applied in Kern v. City of Sioux Falls (February 1997)
Source: SL 1987, ch 158, § 2; SL 2010, ch 109, § 2; SL 2022, ch 57, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.