No person may operate any boat in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 42-8-46
Reckless operation of boat as misdemeanor
Source: SL 1959, ch 125, § 9; SDC Supp 1960, § 25.1409 (1); SL 1977, ch 190, § 629; SL 1983, ch 303, § 2; SL 1994, ch 335, § 19.
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