An Act to permit the operation of a Class I electric bicycle on the Mickelson Trail.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
Section 1. That 41-17-27 be AMENDED:
41-17-27.
No
personAn
individual may
not operate
any
a motorized
vehicle within the right‑of‑way of the
Black Hills Burlington Northern Heritage
George S. Mickelson
Trail. The
provisions of this
This section
do
does not apply
to:
(1) Any
personAn
individual
operating a snowmobile, from December first to March thirty‑first,
inclusive, on the trail from Lead/Deadwood south to the Dumont
trailhead, excluding the portion of the right‑of‑way
crossing the subdivisions known as Englewood Acres and Black Forest
Ranchettes;
(2) AnyA
governmental employee while in the performance of
his
an official
duty;
(3) AnyA
member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force,
while in the performance of
his
an official
duty;
(4) Any
person whose use is
An individual
authorized
for
by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to operate a motorized
vehicle within the right-of-way, for
a
purpose other
than a
recreational
purposes
by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks
purpose, under
a permit, lease, or contract;
and
(5) Any
personAn
individual
operating a self‑propelled wheelchair;
or
(6) An individual operating a Class I electric bicycle, as defined in 32-20B-9.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.