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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 40 - ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK
Chapter 1 - CRUELTY, ABUSE AND INJURY TO ANIMALS
Section 40-1-2.3 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Neglect, abandonment, or mistreatment of animal-Misdemeanor

S.D. Codified Laws § 40-1-2.3

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Section 40-1-2.3 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Neglect, abandonment, or mistreatment of animal-Misdemeanor

No person owning or responsible for the care of an animal may neglect, abandon, or mistreat the animal. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

SDCL 40-1-2.3

SL 1991, ch 331, § 3; SL 2014, ch 194, §3.
Amended by S.L. 2014, ch. 194,s. 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.