South Dakota § 40-20-12 Diversion of livestock--Inspection required--Penalty.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 40-20-12 — Diversion of livestock--Inspection required--Penalty.

South Dakota § 40-20-12

Title 40ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK

Ch. 40-19LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP INSPECTION AREA

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 40-20-12 (2026).

Text

If livestock shipped from the livestock ownership inspection area are consigned to an open market, as described in § 40-20-6 , it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to change the consignment to a point other than a livestock market previously designated by the board as an open market, unless the livestock receive a livestock ownership inspection and the carrier receives a certificate or clearance from the board showing that all the livestock belong to the shipper.

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If livestock shipped from the livestock ownership inspection area are consigned to an open market, as described in § 40-20-6 , it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to change the consignment to a point other than a livestock market previously designated by the board as an open market, unless the livestock receive a livestock ownership inspection and the carrier receives a certificate or clearance from the board showing that all the livestock belong to the shipper.

Legislative History

SL 1943, ch 142, § 9; SL 1949, ch 144, § 3; SL 1949, ch 149, § 1; SL 1951, ch 202; SDC Supp 1960, § 40.12A04; SL 1967, ch 164; SL 1977, ch 190, § 511; SL 1984, ch 269, § 15; SL 1988, ch 328, § 56; SL 1991, ch 335, § 3; SL 2024, ch 170, § 4.