South Dakota Codified Laws 20-9-14. Individual on private land for outdoor recreational activity–Landowner not liable–Exceptions
Except as provided in § 20-9-16, an owner of land who either directly or indirectly invites or permits without charge any participant to enter on or use the owner’s land for outdoor recreational activity, or an owner upon whose land an individual has entered pursuant to § 41-9-8, does not thereby:
(1) Extend any assurance that the land is safe for any purpose;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 20-9-14
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) Confer upon any person the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of care is owed; or
(3) Assume responsibility for, or incur liability for, any injury to persons or property caused by an act of omission of the owner as to the maintenance of the land.
Source: SL 1987, ch 158, § 3; SL 1990, ch 155; SL 1991, ch 24, § 6; SL 2010, ch 109, § 3; SL 2022, ch 57, § 3.