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South Dakota Switchblade & Automatic Knife Laws (2026)

Permitted: South Dakota repealed its automatic-knife ban (1976) and ballistic-knife ban (2006); current SDCL ch.

PermittedVerified Jul 7, 2026

South Dakota repealed its automatic-knife ban (1976) and ballistic-knife ban (2006); current SDCL ch. 22-14 has no knife-type or blade-length prohibition.

Official source: sdlegislature.gov →

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