Operation of aircraft while intoxicated as misdemeanor

It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug to operate an aircraft in the air or on the ground or water. No person may operate an aircraft in the air or on the ground or water who has 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in that person's blood. Source: SDC 1939, § 2.9903 as enacted by SL 1947, ch 3 ; SL 1983, ch 15 , § 210; SL 2014, ch 222 , § 116.