South Dakota Statutes
§ 40-28-18 — Civil action for damages from trespassing animals--Venue--Procedure.
South Dakota § 40-28-18
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 § 40-28-18 (2026).
Text
Damages under § 40-28-4 may be recovered in a civil action, in any court having jurisdiction thereof in the county where such damage may have occurred, and the proceedings shall be the same as in other civil actions, except as modified in this chapter.
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Related
Zoss v. Schaefers
1999 SD 105 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1999)
Ladson v. BPM CORP.
2004 SD 74 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2004)
Legislative History
CCivP 1877, § 747; SL 1883, ch 115, § 1; SL 1885 (Spec. Laws), ch 17, § 5; CL 1887, § 5569; RCCivP 1903, §§ 817, 829, 830; SL 1907, ch 244, § 1; RC 1919, § 2921; SL 1919, ch 350; SL 1921, ch 405; SL 1933, ch 6; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2401.
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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Repealed§ 40-1-2
Repealed§ 40-1-2.2
Repealed§ 40-1-2.4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 § 40-28-18, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/40-28-18.