2017 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 31 - HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Chapter 26 - Utility Lines Along And Across Highways
§ 31-26-19 Minimum height of utility lines--Liability for damage to lines below minimum height.
31-26-19. Minimum height of utility lines--Liability for damage to lines below minimum height. It shall be a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation owning or operating any telephone, telegraph, or electric line, or any part of such line in this state, to extend any telephone, telegraph, or electric wire, any part of which shall be less than eighteen feet from the ground, over or across any public highway. No such person, firm, association, or corporation shall be entitled to collect damages from any person who shall cut, break, remove, or otherwise destroy any such telephone, telegraph, or electric wire over or across a public highway if any part of the same is at any time less than eighteen feet from the ground.
Source: SL 1921, ch 251; SDC 1939, ยง 28.1004; SL 1965, ch 134.
