2010 South Dakota Code
Title 50 - AVIATION
Chapter 11 - Registration And Licensing Of Aircraft And Pilots
Section 50-11-4 - Operation of aircraft without pilot's certificate as misdemeanor--Exceptions.

50-11-4. Operation of aircraft without pilot's certificate as misdemeanor--Exceptions. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to pilot an aircraft in this state, unless the person is the holder of a current pilot's certificate issued by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration. This section does not apply to a person operating public aircraft of the United States, or public aircraft of a state, territory or possession thereof, or operating an aircraft licensed by a foreign country with which the United States has a reciprocal agreement covering the operation of licensed aircraft.

Source: SDC 1939, § 2.0103; SL 1983, ch 15, § 187; SL 1993, ch 348, § 3; SL 2010, ch 227, § 69.