# S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:07: ARSD 12:12:02:07. Minimum safety zones

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S07

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:07
- **Heading:** ARSD 12:12:02:07. Minimum safety zones
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Administrative Rules of South Dakota / Title 12 / Article 12:12 FORESTRY / Chapter 12:12:02 Logging slash abandonment and treatment standards / ARSD 12:12:02:07

## Text

A minimum safety zone must be created around habitable structures. All logging slash must be removed or chipped within 100 feet of the structure when the average percent slope of the site is 0 to 39 percent. On sites with an average slope greater than or equal to 40 percent, slash must be removed or chipped within 200 feet of the structure.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:01 ARSD 12:12:02:01. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S01.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:02 ARSD 12:12:02:02. Complaints and inspections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S02.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:03 ARSD 12:12:02:03. Determination of abandonment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S03.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:04 ARSD 12:12:02:04. Minimum treatment standard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S04.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:05 ARSD 12:12:02:05. Piled logging slash standard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S05.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:06 ARSD 12:12:02:06. Prescribed burning standard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S06.md)
- [S.D. Admin. R. 12:12:02:07 ARSD 12:12:02:07. Minimum safety zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_ARSD_T12_A12_C02_S07.md)

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