S.D. Codified Laws § 32-29-8 (2026)
No person may operate or move any crawler type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch per foot of the distance between any two adjacent axles or in any event of less than nine inches, measured above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with § 32-29-9. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1970, ch 175 , § 29, § 1; SL 1989, ch 255 , § 237.