Section 32-9-13 - Registration of maximum gross weight of vehicle.
32-9-13. Registration of maximum gross weight of vehicle. Every person or corporation desiring to operate a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as a motor carrier of property on the public highways of this state shall choose and fix at the time of registration the maximum gross weight of his said motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, without regard to the manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of the same.
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0424.