No vehicle equipped with solid or cushion rubber tires may be operated upon the highways of this state if the weight of such vehicle or vehicles and load resting upon the surface of the highway exceeds four hundred pounds upon any inch width of such solid or cushion rubber tires to be measured between the flanges of the rim. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 2 misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $500
For details, see § 22-6-2

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Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0336 (6) (e) as added by SL 1943, ch 158, § 2; SL 1947, ch 192; SL 1953, ch 234; SL 1957, ch 223, § 2; SL 1959, ch 260, § 2; SL 1984, ch 230, § 24.