South Dakota: Is it legal to pump your own gas?
South Dakota allows self-service gas; its state fire rules adopt the International Fire Code, which permits self-service stations.
South Dakota's fire safety rules adopt the 2015 International Fire Code. That code's motor fuel chapter allows self-service stations with an attendant on duty, and unattended stations where the fire official approves them. The state's deletions and amendments do not touch that chapter. This answer is an inference from the code adoption, since no South Dakota rule names self-service directly.
What the law says
The standards of fire safety set forth in the International Building Code, 2015 edition; International Fire Code, 2015 edition; and the International Mechanical Code, 2015 edition; and referenced standards, except as modified, amended, or deleted in this chapter, are the rules of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety authorized by SDCL 34-29B-2.
Sources
- ARSD 61:15:01:01 Official · sdlegislature.gov
- ARSD 61:15:01:02 (IFC deletions) Official · sdlegislature.gov
- ARSD 61:15:01:04 (IFC amendments) Official · sdlegislature.gov
- S.D. Attorney General Opinion 76-115 (1976) Official · atg.sd.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- South Dakota Department of Public Safety, State Fire Marshal's Office
- Phone
- 605-773-3562
- Website
- dakotaathome.sd.gov
How bordering states compare
- Iowa Self-serve allowedIowa allows drivers to pump their own gas. State law sets rules for self-service fuel dispensers at retail stations.
- Minnesota Self-serve allowedMinnesota allows self-service gas; stations offering both full and self-service must pump for drivers with disability plates at the self-service price.
- Montana Self-serve allowedMontana has no ban on self-service gas; it adopts the International Fire Code, which covers self-service fuel dispensing.
- Nebraska Self-serve allowedNebraska has no ban on self-service gas; its fire code adopts the national motor fuel code, which covers self-service.
- North Dakota Self-serve allowedNorth Dakota law expressly makes it lawful to run self-service gas pumps, with an attendant supervising on the premises.
- Wyoming Self-serve allowedWyoming allows self-service gas; the state adopts the International Fire Code, which permits self-service stations.
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