Minimum age for sale or dispensing of fireworks--Violation as misdemeanor

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SD Code › Title 34 › Chapter 37 › Section 34-37-2.1

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A person under the age of eighteen years may not be licensed under this chapter. A wholesaler or retailer may not employ or permit any person under the age of eighteen to sell, dispense, or offer for sale any fireworks enumerated in this chapter. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1971, ch 207, § 1; SL 2019, ch 154, § 3, eff. Mar. 20, 2019.

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