# S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-5: Consumer fireworks permissible--Use of unauthorized fireworks as misdemeanor

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-5

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-5
- **Heading:** Consumer fireworks permissible--Use of unauthorized fireworks as misdemeanor
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 34 / Chapter 37 / Section 34-37-5

## Text

Permissible fireworks are consumer fireworks as enumerated in Chapter 3 of the American Pyrotechnics Association Inc., Standard 87-1, 2001 edition and that comply with labeling regulations promulgated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 16 C.F.R. 1507 as in effect on January 1, 2019. The use of fireworks that are not permissible, unless authorized in this chapter, is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1949, ch 41, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 13.1607-1; SL 1964, ch 31, § 1 (4); SL 1983, ch 259, § 4; SL 1998, ch 213, § 5; SL 2019, ch 154, § 27, eff. Mar. 20, 2019.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-1 Definition of terms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-2 Licenses required for sale of fireworks--Application--Duration--Display--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-2.1 Minimum age for sale or dispensing of fireworks--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-2.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-2.2 Sales to out-of-state residents--Early and late season licenses--Copy of law and map provided with sale--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-2.2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-3 Prohibited fireworks--Manufacture or use as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-4 Possession, sale, or use of unauthorized fireworks--Misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-5 Consumer fireworks permissible--Use of unauthorized fireworks as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-6 Submission of fireworks for examination by department--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-7 Exemptions from chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-8 Unlicensed transportation of fireworks into state for sale--Misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-9 Records to be kept by licensee--Inspection--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-10 Periods and time during which retail sales permitted--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-10.1 Sale from motor vehicle--Misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-10.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-10.2 Exits from structures where fireworks sold--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-10.2.md)

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