S.D. Admin. R. 64:28:01:02

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 56, November 4, 2024

Section 64:28:01:02 - Exemptions to definitions of "trailer" and "semi-trailer."

To clarify the issuance of vehicle titles and registrations for trailers and semi-trailers under SDCL chapters 32-3 and 32-5, the following exemptions from the statutory definitions of "trailer" and "semi-trailer" are established and adopted:

(1) "Auxiliary axle," an auxiliary undercarriage assembly with a fifth wheel and tow bar used to convert a semi-trailer to a full trailer, commonly referred to as converter gears or converter dollies;

(2) "Implement of husbandry," every vehicle designed or adapted and used exclusively for agricultural operations and is only incidentally moved or operated upon a highway;

(3) "Special mobile equipment," every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and is only incidentally operated or moved over a highway;

(4) "Car toter or tow dolly," a two-wheeled conveyance designed or adapted to be used to support the weight of one axle of a motor vehicle while being towed in combination behind another motor vehicle.

Vehicles described in this section are not subject to the vehicle title and registration provisions of SDCL chapters 32-3 and 32-5.

S.D. Admin. R. 64:28:01:02

17 SDR 4, effective 7/18/1990.

General Authority: SDCL 32-3-57.

Law Implemented: SDCL 32-5-1.3, 32-5-1.4.