South Dakota § 34-16-16 Action by county to recover expense of disposal of dead animal.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 34-16-16 — Action by county to recover expense of disposal of dead animal.

South Dakota § 34-16-16

Title 34PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 34-15NUISANCES AND HEALTH HAZARDS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 34-16-16 (2026).

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Whenever any such dead body shall be buried or burned by order of the superintendent of the county board of health, such superintendent shall at once inform the state's attorney of the fact of such burning or burial, and the costs and expenses of the same and the giving of notice, together with the names of the owner and person in charge if known, and the state's attorney shall by civil action in the proper court collect the amount of such costs and expenses from the township in which said animal was found. Where such dead animal is found in territory not within the limits of any organized township, it shall be the duty of the state's attorney to forthwith proceed against the owner, and the person having charge of such animal as herein provided.

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Whenever any such dead body shall be buried or burned by order of the superintendent of the county board of health, such superintendent shall at once inform the state's attorney of the fact of such burning or burial, and the costs and expenses of the same and the giving of notice, together with the names of the owner and person in charge if known, and the state's attorney shall by civil action in the proper court collect the amount of such costs and expenses from the township in which said animal was found. Where such dead animal is found in territory not within the limits of any organized township, it shall be the duty of the state's attorney to forthwith proceed against the owner, and the person having charge of such animal as herein provided.