Title 1, STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT

The twenty-fifth day of March, to be known as Medal of Honor Recognition Day, is observed in this state as a working holiday. Medal of Honor Recognition Day is dedicated to the remembrance and recognition of those members of the armed forces of the United States who have received…

Any public or private business may be transacted or legal process or notices of any kind may be served or published on any of said days or next succeeding days designated herein as holidays, excepting Sundays, provided, that for good cause, a judge in whose court an action has be…

Any public or private business heretofore transacted or legal notice published upon any holiday except Sunday is hereby validated and declared to be of the same force and effect as if such business had been transacted or such publication made upon a business or secular day. Sourc…

Whenever any act of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity or mercy, is appointed by law or contract to be performed upon a particular day, which day falls upon a holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day, with the same effect as if it had been perfo…

The twenty - fifth day of June, to be known as Little Big Horn Recognition Day, shall be observed in this state as a working holiday. Little Big Horn Recognition Day is dedicated to the remembrance and recognition of the battle of Little Big Horn. Source: SL 1994, ch 2 , § 1.

The twenty - ninth day of December, to be known as Wounded Knee Day of Reflection, shall be observed in this state as a working holiday. Wounded Knee Day is dedicated to the remembrance of and reflection on the massacre that occurred at Wounded Knee. Source: SL 1994, ch 2 , § 2.

There is hereby adopted as the official colored seal of the State of South Dakota, a reproduction of the seal, described in article XXI, section 1 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, and made in conformity with the Constitution. The proportions and colored detail ar…

The floral emblem of this state shall be the American pasque flower (pulsatilla hirsutissima) with the motto "I Lead." Source: SDC 1939, § 55.0109.

The Black Hills Spruce, Picea Glauca Densata, being a tree native to the State of South Dakota and by its name definitely designating this state as its own and being a tree of noble attributes, is hereby named to be the state tree of South Dakota. Source: SL 1947, ch 266 ; SDC Su…

The mineral stone known as the rose quartz is hereby designated as the official state mineral stone of the State of South Dakota, and the Fairburn agate is hereby designated as the official state gemstone of the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1966, ch 175 .

Western wheat grass (agropyron smithii) is hereby designated as the state grass for the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1970, ch 13 .

The honey bee, Apis Mellifera L, is hereby designated as the official insect of the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1978, ch 5 , § 1.

The walleye, stizostedion vitreum, is the official fish of the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1982, ch 5 .

The Museum of Wildlife, Science, and Industry located in the city of Webster is designated as the site of the official State Fishing Museum for the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 2004, ch 6 , § 1.

Milk, lac vaccum, is hereby designated as the official drink of the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1986, ch 10 .

Triceratops is hereby designated as the official fossil of the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1988, ch 6 ; SL 1989, ch 30 , § 2.

Chislic is hereby designated as the official nosh of South Dakota. Source: SL 2018, ch 7 , § 1.

The traditional flute is hereby designated as the official state indigenous musical instrument of South Dakota. Source: SL 2022, ch 2 , § 1.

It having been judicially determined that the name "Black Hills gold" can only be utilized for jewelry manufactured in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Black Hills gold is hereby designated as the official jewelry of the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1988, ch 7 .

The fiddle is hereby designated as the official state musical instrument of the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1989, ch 6 .

Houdek soil (fine - loamy, mixed, mesic typic argiustolls) is hereby designated as the official state soil of the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1990, ch 8 .

"The Mount Rushmore State" is hereby designated as the official nickname of the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1992, ch 1 , § 1.

The South Dakota Hall of Fame in Chamberlain is the official Hall of Fame of South Dakota. Source: SL 1996, ch 3 .

Kuchen is hereby designated as the official state dessert of South Dakota. Source: SL 2000, ch 2 , § 1.

Rodeo is hereby designated as the official sport of the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 2003, ch 6 , § 1.

Fry bread is hereby designated as the official state bread of South Dakota. Source: SL 2005, ch 6 , § 1.

The Bureau of Human Resources and Administration may contract or otherwise arrange for the minting and promotion of South Dakota commemorative medallions, bullion pieces, and commemorative medallion jewelry in amounts and sizes it considers appropriate. Commemorative medallions a…

The Bureau of Human Resources and Administration may authorize the use of the great seal of the State of South Dakota, the commemorative medallion design, or the bullion piece design on commemorative medallions and bullion pieces and shall charge royalty fees for use of the same.…

The Bureau of Human Resources and Administration may sell bullion pieces or contract or otherwise arrange for the manufacture, distribution, marketing, and sales of South Dakota bullion pieces, commemorative medallions, or commemorative medallion jewelry items. The bureau may als…

The design of the colored seal of the State of South Dakota shall be as follows: An inner circle, whose diameter shall be five - sevenths of the diameter of the outer circle of any seal produced in conformity herewith; within which inner circle shall appear; in the left foregroun…

Any use of the state seal by a state agency after July 1, 2018, shall comply with S.D. Const., Art. XXI, § 1 and §§ 1-6-1 and 1-6-2 . Any use of the seal existing prior to that date may continue to be used. Source: SL 2018, ch 6 , § 2.

Medallions, bullion, and commemorative medallion jewelry shall be made exclusively from South Dakota produced .999 fine gold or silver except as provided in § 1-6-17 . Source: SL 1986, ch 9 , § 4; SL 1988, ch 5 , § 7.

Only mints which have contracted with the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration may produce the medallions, bullion or commemorative medallion jewelry. Any other production of such products is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1986, ch 9 , § 5; SL 1988, ch 5 , § 8; SL 2024…

The bureau may conduct annual contests for or otherwise arrange for the artwork for the state medallions or bullion pieces and may award an annual prize of one thousand dollars for the selected artwork to be paid from dedicated royalty proceeds deposited in the commemorative meda…

The Black Hills Mining Museum in Lead is hereby designated as the official mining museum of South Dakota. No state funds may be provided for the operation or maintenance of the museum. Source: SL 2014, ch 4 , § 1.

The original seal as produced by Richard Cropp of Mitchell shall be kept in a container sealed against sunlight and housed in a location to be determined by the secretary of state. Source: SL 1961, ch 291 , § 2; SL 1987, ch 2 , § 2.

A person may not reproduce, duplicate, or otherwise use the official seal of the State of South Dakota, or its facsimile, adopted and described in §§ 1-6-1 and 1-6-2 for any for-profit, commercial purpose without specific authorization from the secretary of state. However, the fa…

A person may not sell or offer for sale a replica or facsimile of the official seal of the State of South Dakota, adopted and described in §§ 1-6-1 and 1-6-2 , without the specific authorization from the secretary of state. However, a facsimile of the state seal may be sold as an…

The secretary of state shall charge a royalty for the privilege of using the state seal. The secretary of state may not charge a royalty if the state seal is used for an educational purpose or as an emblem under chapter 32-5 . All royalty fees collected pursuant to this chapter s…

The Civilian Conservation Corps Museum in Hill City is hereby designated as the official Civilian Conservation Corps Museum of South Dakota. No state funds may be provided for the operation or maintenance of the museum. Source: SL 2016, ch 1 , § 1.

The state flag or banner shall consist of a field of sky - blue one and two - thirds as long as it is wide. Centered on such field shall be the great seal of South Dakota made in conformity with the terms of the Constitution, which shall be four - ninths the width of the flag in …

The official pledge to the state flag is: "I pledge loyalty and support to the flag and State of South Dakota, land of sunshine, land of infinite variety." However, the pledge to the flag and to the state may not preempt, replace nor be recited before the pledge of allegiance to …

All state flags made in conformity with state law prior to July 1, 1992, shall remain official state flags but the creation of a state flag from and after that date, other than in conformity with § 1-6-4 , is prohibited. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.0108 as added by SL 1963, ch 419 , §…

It shall be the duty of the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, and to keep on hand at all times a sufficient quantity of the South Dakota state flags as specified in § 1-6-4 , for distribution, loan, or sale, as it may determine, in…

The song "Hail! South Dakota" having words and music written by Deecort Hammitt is adopted and established as the official state song of South Dakota. A copy of such composition is on file in the Office of the Secretary of State and the words of which are as follows: Hail! South …

The coyote is hereby designated as the state animal of South Dakota. Source: SL 1949, ch 242 ; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.0113.