32-19-3.   Pneumatic tires with metal studs permitted--Limitation--Violation as misdemeanor. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of §§ 32-19-2 and 32-22-21 and 32-22-22, no person may operate during the time period of May first to September thirtieth of each year, upon the highways of this state, a motor vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires in which there are embedded metal studs or wires of tungsten steel or other similar metal. However, any motor vehicle may be operated during the time period extending from October first to April thirtieth, and a school bus or a fire-fighting vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of over five thousand pounds owned or operated by any unit of local government may be operated anytime with such metal studs. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1965, ch 206; SL 1980, ch 226, § 7; SL 1981, ch 246; SL 1982, ch 241; SL 1984, ch 230, § 20; SL 1985, ch 255.

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