32-19-1. Solid rubber tire vehicles–Tire requirements–Violation as petty offense. Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle moved on any highway shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery. A violation of this section is a petty offense. Source: SDC 1939, […]
32-19-10. Safety chain slack and coupling–Violation as misdemeanor. No more slack shall be left in safety chains, cables, or equivalent devices than shall be necessary to permit proper turning and the safety chains, cables, or equivalent device shall be so connected to the towed and towing vehicle and to the drawbar to prevent the drawbar […]
32-19-12. Operation with unsafe wheel as misdemeanor. No person may operate on the public highways of this state a licensed motor vehicle which has a tire rim or wheel assembly which is bent, cracked, or misaligned to a degree so as to affect the safe operation of the vehicle. The bolts, nuts, or lugs of […]
32-19-13. Operation with cut or worn tire as misdemeanor–Minimum tread. No person may operate on the public highways of this state a licensed motor vehicle which has a mounted tire having a cut into the fabric, or worn so that the fabric is visible, having knots or bulges in the sidewall or tread, or having […]
32-19-2. Cleated or spiked rolling surfaces prohibited–Farm machinery excepted–Tire chains excepted–Violation as petty offense. No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway may have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike, or any other protuberances of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of […]
32-19-3. Pneumatic tires with metal studs permitted–Limitation–Violation as misdemeanor. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of §§32-19-2 and 32-22-21 and 32-22-22, no person may operate during the time period of May first to September thirtieth of each year, upon the highways of this state, a motor vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires in which there are embedded […]
32-19-3.1. Vehicles restricted on state trunk highways during inclement weather–Violation as misdemeanor. Notwithstanding §32-19-2, the secretary of transportation may restrict public travel upon the state trunk highway system to four-wheel drive vehicles or motor vehicles equipped with tire chains, studded snow tires, or snow tires having a tread of sufficient abrasive or skid-resistant design or […]
32-19-3.2. Pneumatic tires with retractable studs permitted–Limitation–Violation as misdemeanor. Notwithstanding the provisions of §32-19-3, any motor vehicle with pneumatic tires that features an embedded block, stud, flange, cleat, spike, or other protuberance that is retractable may be used at any time of the year upon the highways of this state. However, no such block, stud, […]
32-19-5. Special permits authorizing operation of traction engines. The Department of Transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may in their discretion issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway of traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of such movable tracks or farm tractors or other […]
32-19-6. Number of vehicles in tow limited–Violation as misdemeanor. No motor vehicle may be driven upon any highway drawing or having attached thereto more than one other vehicle, except that two other motor vehicles may be drawn if transported by the driveaway method in saddlemount, as provided by §§32-22-10 and 32-22-11, or in a combination […]
32-19-7. Permitted connection between towing and towed vehicle–Maximum length–Violation as misdemeanor. The drawbar or other connection between any two vehicles, one of which is towing or drawing the other on a highway, shall be of sufficient strength to hold the weight of the towed vehicle on any grade where operated. The towed vehicle shall not […]
32-19-8. Number of towed farm vehicles limited–Violation as petty offense. A farm tractor, or other type of farm power unit, may draw not to exceed two other vehicles or implements of husbandry upon the public highways of this state, if such equipment is being used exclusively by the farmer for the purpose of transporting to […]
32-19-9. Chains or cables required in addition to coupling–Fifth wheel and kingpin coupling–Violation as misdemeanor. Every trailer which shall be towed on the public highways at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour shall be coupled to the towing vehicle by means of a safety chain, chains, cables, or equivalent devices in addition […]
