§ 38-18-10 — Infested colony or apiary as public nuisance--Treatment or destruction of infested apiaries--Violation as misdemeanor--Additional penalty.

South Dakota § 38-18-10

• Jurisdiction: South Dakota
• Title 38: AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE
• Ch. 38-17: APIARIES

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Any colony or apiary infested with a regulated pest is a public nuisance. The owner or person in charge of maintaining an apiary shall, upon finding that a regulated pest is present in the apiary, immediately treat the regulated pest or destroy or remove the infested apiary or upon receiving written notice pursuant to § 38-18-16 comply with such notice. Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition to the criminal penalty imposed by this section, a person is subject to a further penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars per day, for each day he remains in violation of this section.

Legislative History

SL 1947, ch 6, § 9; SL 1959, ch 2, § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.1109; SL 1976, ch 243, § 7; SL 1986, ch 330, § 12.