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.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34-35-10
Burning off land or other flammable material without firebreak or considering weather a misdemeanor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Marts v. Sutton (1979)
Most recently applied in Marts v. Sutton (February 1979)
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; …
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