The director of the Division of the Highway Patrol may promulgate rules in accordance with chapter 1-26, for the enforcement of motor carrier safety regulations and for the safe transportation of hazardous materials by a motor vehicle. The rules may not apply to any radioactive materials being transported under a permit issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 49-28A-2

  • motor vehicle: as used in this chapter means any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on the highways in commerce to principally transport passengers or cargo:

    (1) If the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of ten thousand and one or more pounds. See South Dakota Codified Laws 49-28A-1

Source: SL 1981, ch 241, § 1; SDCL Supp, § 32-9-48; SL 1984, ch 309, § 2; SL 1986, ch 22, § 15.