No person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation may operate in this state a boiler without a valid operation certificate. The operation of a boiler without the operation certificate, or at a pressure exceeding that specified in the operation certificate, by the owner, user, or operator of the boiler is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day of operation in violation of this section is a separate offense.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
For details, see § 22-6-2

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-29A-25

  • boiler: includes fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water where these units are separate from processing systems and are complete within themselves. See South Dakota Codified Laws 34-29A-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1973, ch 229, § 16; SL 1977, ch 190, § 83; SL 1982, ch 18, § 53; SL 1994, ch 351, § 64; SL 1996, ch 216, § 2.