The provisions of § 37-35-2 do not apply to:

(1) A firearm that cannot be carried and used by one person;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 37-35-3

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) A firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches and that uses smokeless powder, not black powder, as a propellant;

(3) Ammunition with a projectile that explodes using an explosion of chemical energy after the projectile leaves the firearm; or

(4) A firearm that discharges two or more projectiles with one activation of the trigger or other firing device.

Source: SL 2010, ch 198, § 3.