# S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-7: Exemptions from chapter

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T34_C37_S34-37-7

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 34-37-7
- **Heading:** Exemptions from chapter
- **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 34-37-7

## Text

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as applying to toy paper caps containing not more than twenty - five hundredths of a grain of explosive composition per cap, and to the manufacture, storage, sale, or use of signals necessary for the safe operation of railroads or other classes of public or private transportation, nor applying to the military or navy forces of the United States or of this state, or to peace officers, nor as prohibiting the sale or use of blank cartridges for ceremonial, or theatrical, or athletic events.

Source: SL 1949, ch 41, §§ 1, 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 13.1607-1; SL 1964, ch 31, § 1.

## 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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