South Dakota Statutes
§ 38-18-3.4 — Abandoned apiary--Destruction, treatment or seizure of bees and equipment.
South Dakota § 38-18-3.4
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 38-18-3.4 (2026).
Text
The failure to file an application registering an apiary pursuant to § 38-18-3 , or the failure to identify a location pursuant to § 38-18-3.3 , constitutes abandonment of the apiary. If the abandoned bees and bee equipment are found to be infested with a regulated pest, the secretary shall immediately treat or destroy the apiary. If the apiary is not infested with a regulated pest, the secretary may, upon finding in a contested case proceeding conducted pursuant to chapter 1-26 that there is no justifiable excuse for failure to comply with § 38-18-3 or 38-18-3.3 , claim and seize the abandoned bees and bee equipment for use or sale.
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Legislative History
SL 1986, ch 330, § 6; SL 1989, ch 344, § 2.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 38-18-3.4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/38-18-3.4.