South Dakota Statutes
§ 40-28-13 — Unauthorized taking of animal from person with lawful possession as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 40-28-13
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 40ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK
Ch. 40-28DAMAGE BY ANIMALS TRESPASSING OR RUNNING AT LARGE
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-28-13 (2026).
Text
Every person who takes or attempts to take any animal, restrained under the provisions of this chapter, from the possession of the person having the same in charge, without the consent of such person, except by due course of law, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
SL 1885 (Spec. Laws), ch 17, § 12; RCCivP 1903, § 837; SL 1907, ch 244, § 9; RC 1919, § 2928; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.9904; SL 1977, ch 190, § 531.
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Exemptions from chapters§ 40-1-18
Repealed§ 40-1-2
Repealed§ 40-1-2.2
Repealed§ 40-1-2.4
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 40-28-13, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/40-28-13.