2022 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 50 - Aviation
Chapter 13 - Air Space And Operation Of Aircraft
Section 50-13-17 - Operation of aircraft while intoxicated as misdemeanor.

50-13-17. Operation of aircraft while intoxicated as misdemeanor.

It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug to operate an aircraft in the air or on the ground or water. No person may operate an aircraft in the air or on the ground or water who has 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in that person's blood.

Source: SDC 1939, §2.9903 as enacted by SL 1947, ch 3; SL 1983, ch 15, §210; SL 2014, ch 222, §116.

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