South Dakota § 34-20-24 Laying out of poison in specified places as misdemeanor.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 34-20-24 — Laying out of poison in specified places as misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 34-20-24

Title 34PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 34-20POISONS

This text of South Dakota § 34-20-24 (Laying out of poison in specified places as misdemeanor.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20-24 (2026).

Text

Every person who shall lay out strychnine or other poison within the limits of any municipality, or within one mile of any dwelling house, or any barn, stable, or outbuilding used at the time for the keeping or shelter of horses, cattle, sheep, or swine, or within one - half mile of any traveled highway, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, except as provided by §§ 34-20-25 to 34-20-28 , inclusive.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Every person who shall lay out strychnine or other poison within the limits of any municipality, or within one mile of any dwelling house, or any barn, stable, or outbuilding used at the time for the keeping or shelter of horses, cattle, sheep, or swine, or within one - half mile of any traveled highway, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, except as provided by §§ 34-20-25 to 34-20-28 , inclusive.

Legislative History

PenC 1877, § 450; CL 1887, § 6651; RPenC 1903, § 464; RC 1919, § 3977; SL 1921, ch 328; SL 1937, ch 191; SDC 1939, § 13.1502; SL 1977, ch 190, § 51; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.