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update references to certain federal motor carrier regulations.

South Dakota updates the federal motor carrier regulations it has adopted into state law by moving the reference date from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021, which means truck drivers and carriers must now follow the most recent federal safety and operating rules. This change ensures that South Dakota's trucking regulations stay current with the latest federal standards for things like driver qualifications, vehicle maintenance, and hazardous materials transport.

prohibit smoking and consuming marijuana and its derivatives in a motor vehicle and create a penalty therefor.

HB 1061 makes it illegal to smoke or consume marijuana in a motor vehicle and establishes a penalty for violating this rule. The bill prohibits both the act of smoking or consuming marijuana and its derivatives (such as edibles or oils) while a vehicle is in operation or parked.

prohibit driving a motor vehicle while exceeding the legal limit of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol.

South Dakota law now makes it illegal to drive with 2 nanograms or more of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the active ingredient in marijuana) per milliliter of blood, similar to existing drunk driving limits. This adds a specific legal threshold for THC impairment to the state's impaired driving law, so drivers can be charged based on a measurable blood test result rather than only on observable signs of impairment.

revise certain training and testing requirements for entry level driver applicants for a commercial driver license.

South Dakota is updating its commercial driver's license training requirements to align with newer federal standards. The bill requires commercial driver license applicants to complete training through providers on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's official registry and changes the reference date for federal testing standards from January 1, 2015 to September 30, 2019, ensuring drivers meet current federal safety requirements.

revise the safety zone within which a firearm may be discharged.

This bill expands where people can legally hunt and discharge firearms by allowing hunting of small game on highways and public rights-of-way in South Dakota, with specific exceptions for certain protected areas like parks and interstate highways. The bill permits hunters to shoot small game (except mourning doves) that are on or flying over these public routes, as long as the game originated from or is flying over the highway itself. Property owners or those with written permission can use these routes to protect livestock or buildings by shooting small game.

revise certain regulations pertaining to dealers of motor vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, or manufactured homes and mobile homes.

This bill makes dealer information for motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, and manufactured home dealers publicly available through the state department, including their name, address, phone number, and license type. It also changes the fee for obtaining a vehicle or boat title history from the state and extends the record-keeping requirement for boat dealers from three to five years.

modify certain provisions related to motor vehicles.

SB43 updates references to South Dakota's motor vehicle licensing and fee distribution laws by changing which statute sections are cited for how road funds and township fees are handled. The bill also updates the odometer disclosure requirements on vehicle titles to reflect the current federal Truth in Mileage Act standards as of December 4, 2015, rather than the 1990 version previously referenced.