# S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-6: Submission of fireworks for examination by department--Violation as misdemeanor

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-6
- **Heading:** Submission of fireworks for examination by department--Violation 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 34-37-6

## Text

Before any fireworks not enumerated under § 34-37-5 may be sold, held for sale, or offered for sale in this state, the licensee shall submit the fireworks to the Department of Public Safety for examination. For any fireworks submitted under this section that comply with 16 C.F.R. Part 1507, effective January 1, 2019, and the American Pyrotechnics Association Standard 87-1, 2001 edition, the department shall authorize the fireworks for sale in this state. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1964, ch 31, § 5; SL 1982, ch 18, § 102; SL 1983, ch 259, § 5; SL 1998, ch 213, § 6; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 20; SL 2019, ch 154, § 6, 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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