Reckless Operation

South Dakota law states that these dangerous operating practices are illegal.

Reckless Operation of a vessel is operating in a manner that causes danger to the life, limb, or property of any person. Examples of reckless operation are:

• Weaving a vessel through congested waterway traffic
• Jumping the wake of another vessel unreasonably close to the other vessel or when visibility around the other vessel is obstructed
• Waiting until the last possible moment to swerve and avoid collision