Time in South Dakota the zone.tab. Time in South Dakota South Dakota lies in both the Mountain Time Zone and the Central Time Zone. Mountain Time roughly contains the western half of the state, but not all of it. Rapid City is the largest city in the Mountain Time portion of the state. Central Time contains the eastern half of the state and roughly more of the state than the Mountain Time Zone and includes the state capital Pierre and the largest city, Sioux Falls. The 2 zones for South Dakota as given by zone.tab of the IANA time zone database. Columns marked *
South Dakota State Guard most of the region and supplied the FPF with its equipment. The State Guard was disbanded in 1948. The South Dakota State Guard was reactivated during the Korean War from the years 1954 to 1956. The authority of each state to maintain a state defense force is recognized by the federal government under Title 32, Section 109 of the United States Code. Under this legislation, twenty-three other states and the territory of Puerto Rico currently maintain state defense forces. The South Dakota State Guard Act grants the Governor of South Dakota the authority to organize the South Dakota State Guard