ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions relating to medical requirements for intrastate
drivers transporting passengers and to update certain references to federal statutes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 49-28A-3 be amended to read as follows:
49-28A-3. The state hereby adopts Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, subtitle B,
chapter I, subchapter A, part 107 (subparts F and G only) and subchapter C, parts 171 to 180,
inclusive, as amended through January 1, 2013, and Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
subtitle B, chapter III, subchapter B, part 387 and parts 390 to 397, inclusive, as amended through
January 1, 2013, with the following modifications:
(1) All references to interstate operations shall also include intrastate operations except that
drivers and motor carriers operating intrastate vehicles and combinations of vehicles with
three axles or less or with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than twenty-six
thousand pounds which are not used to transport hazardous materials requiring placarding
under part 177, or designed to transport more than fifteen passengers, including the driver,
are not subject to parts 390-397;
(2) For the purposes of part 391.11(b)(1), a driver shall be at least twenty-one years old if
engaged in interstate commerce, or transporting hazardous material of a type or quantity
requiring placarding under part 177, or operating a vehicle designed to transport more
than fifteen passengers, including the driver. All other drivers shall be at least sixteen
years of age;
(3) Unless required by an employer to be medically certified under Title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, intrastate drivers are exempt from the physical requirements of part
391.41.
Any violation of part 387 and parts 390 to 396, inclusive, the motor carrier safety requirements
governing the qualifications of drivers, driving of motor vehicles, parts and accessories necessary
for safe operation, notification and reporting of accidents, assistance with investigations and special
studies, hours of service of drivers, inspection, repair, and maintenance is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Any violation of the hazardous materials regulations pertaining to registration of cargo tank motor
vehicles, registration of persons who offer or transport hazardous materials, general information,
regulations and definitions, hazardous materials tables, hazardous materials communication
regulations, and test and inspection marking requirements found in parts 107 (subparts F and G
only), 171, 172, and 178 to 180, inclusive, is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any violation of the hazardous
materials regulations pertaining to packaging, prohibited shipments, loading and unloading,
segregation and separation, retesting and inspection of cargo tanks, and other carriage by regulations
found in parts 173 to 180, inclusive, or violation of the driving and parking rules in part 397, is a
Class 1 misdemeanor.
An Act to revise certain provisions relating to medical requirements for intrastate drivers
transporting passengers and to update certain references to federal statutes.
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I certify that the attached Act
originated in the
SENATE as Bill No. 78
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Secretary of the Senate
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President of the Senate
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Secretary of the Senate
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Speaker of the House
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Chief Clerk
Senate Bill No. 78
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
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Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
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Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.
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Secretary of State
By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State
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