South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 50 - Military And Veterans' Affairs
Article 50:02 - Emergency management
Chapter 50:02:03 - Rural addressing
Section 50:02:03:02 - Applicability of standards

A county instituting a rural addressing system shall utilize this chapter and the standards and grids as outlined in the South Dakota Rural Addressing Procedural Handbook, 1992 Edition, revised October 1993, and the GSR, 1992 Edition, revised October 1993, to designate rural addresses. Such rural addresses shall replace all rural route and box numbers and all thoroughfare names in place on January 24, 1993, in counties instituting the system. Optional standards specified in the South Dakota Rural Addressing Procedural Handbook may be instituted at the discretion of the county commission. Nothing in this chapter precludes a county from maintaining an addressing system that was in place prior to the effective date of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter requires a county to implement a rural addressing system.

General Authority: SDCL 34-45-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-45-2, 34-45-16.

"South Dakota Rural Addressing Procedural Handbook," 1992 edition, revised October 1993, South Dakota 9-1-1 Task Force, published by the South Dakota County Commissioners Association and the South Dakota Municipal League. Copies may be obtained from the South Dakota Division of Emergency Management, 500 East Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501. Cost: Free of charge.

"South Dakota Rural Addressing Grid System Reference," 1992 edition, revised October 1993, South Dakota 9-1-1 Task Force, published by the South Dakota County Commissioners Association and the South Dakota Municipal League. Copies may be obtained from the South Dakota Department of Transportation, Reproduction Section, 700 East Broadway, Pierre, SD 57501. Cost: $82 plus tax for the map set or $1 plus tax for each map.