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Measure restricting e-bikes on famed Black Hills trail heads to governor's desk

Senate Bill 79 would limit electric bike access on Mickelson Trail if signed

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George S. Mickelson Trail | Travel South Dakota
The Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills. (Travel South Dakota)

PIERRE — Advocates of preserving the tradition of western South Dakota’s Mickelson Trail scored a major win Wednesday in the South Dakota House.

A measure that would ban class 2 and 3 electric bikes from the 109 mile trail easily cleared its final legislative hurdle, passing the chamber 65-5 on the way to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk.

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