The adjutant general shall upon order of the Governor turn in to the armed forces of the United States any weapons, equipment, and accouterments that are the property of the United States in possession of the state, and that are to be replaced by new weapons, equipment and accouterments sent by the United States. The adjutant general shall cause the weapons, equipment, and accouterments to be shipped under instructions from the secretary of defense to the designated arsenal or depot at the expense of the United States. If the South Dakota National Guard is fully armed and equipped with standard weapons, equipment, and accouterments of the United States armed forces, the adjutant general shall cause any remaining weapons, equipment, and accouterments that are the property of the United States and in possession of the state, to be transferred and shipped, as directed in this section, under instructions from the secretary of defense.

Source: SL 1913, ch 267, § 8; SL 1917, ch 297, § 9; RC 1919, § 10557; SDC 1939, § 41.0110; SL 2007, ch 187, § 112.