ARSD 67:42:05:20. Access to hazardous items

The following hazardous items must be inaccessible to a child in foster care, unless under adult supervision: (1) Firearms, including pellet guns, BB guns, and cap guns; (2) Ammunition; (3) Archery bows and arrows; and (4) Matches and lighters. Firearms must be kept unloaded and locked in a room, closet, cabinet, or carrying case, and separate from the ammunition. Before a child in foster care under the age of 16 may hunt, the child must successfully complete a hunter safety course approved by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks under the applicable provisions of SDCL 41-7-1. Alcoholic beverages, medications, poisonous materials, cleaning supplies, and other hazardous materials must be inaccessible to children. Smoking is prohibited in the foster family home or any vehicle used to transport the child while in the presence of a child in foster care. The department may require the removal or correction of other hazardous conditions or circumstances not covered in this chapter if it considers the conditions or circumstances to have the potential to cause injury or illness to the child in care.