ARSD 67:42:05:20
The following hazardous items must be inaccessible to a child in foster care, unless under adult supervision:
(4) Matches and lighters.
Firearms must be kept unloaded and locked in a room, closet, cabinet, or carrying case, and separate from the ammunition. Before a child in foster care under the age of 16 may hunt, the child must successfully complete a hunter safety course approved by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks under the applicable provisions of SDCL 41-7-1.
Alcoholic beverages, medications, poisonous materials, cleaning supplies, and other hazardous materials must be inaccessible to children. Smoking is prohibited in the foster family home or any vehicle used to transport the child while in the presence of a child in foster care.
The department may require the removal or correction of other hazardous conditions or circumstances not covered in this chapter if it considers the conditions or circumstances to have the potential to cause injury or illness to the child in care.
Cross-References: Requirements for issuance of hunting license to child under sixteen -- Violation as misdemeanor, SDCL 41-7-1; Department to provide for course of instruction, SDCL 41-7-2.
Source: 27 SDR 121, effective May 28, 2001; 39 SDR 220, effective June 27, 2013; 42 SDR 97, effective January 4, 2016 ; 47 SDR 24, effective September 10, 2020 .
General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16 (2)(6) .
Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16 (2)(6) .
Prior versions effective: 2016-01-04, 2013-06-27.