No motor vehicle shall be driven on any street unless such vehicle is constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substances may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway. No person shall operate on any street any vehicle with any load unless said load and any covering is securely fastened so as to prevent said covering or load from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.
(Prior Code, § 7.0309) Penalty, see § 10.99
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Similar state provisions, see SDCL § 32-15-18