No person, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a pistol or in applying for a permit to carry a concealed pistol, may give false information or offer false evidence of his identity. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 21.0113, 21.9901; SDCL, § 23-7-24 ; SL 1969, ch 89 , § 2; SL 1972, ch 144 , § 3; SL 1978, ch 169 , § 18; SL 1985, ch 190 , § 18.