South Dakota Statutes
§ 40-28-20 — Limitation of actions for damages.
South Dakota § 40-28-20
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 § 40-28-20 (2026).
Text
Any person seeking to recover damages pursuant to § 40-28-18 shall file suit no later than one year after the trespass occurred or six months after he knew or should have known of the injury resulting from the trespass.
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Related
Zoss v. Schaefers
1999 SD 105 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1999)
Legislative History
SL 1883, ch 115, § 1; CL 1887, § 5569; RCCivP 1903, § 817; 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; SL 1991, ch 336.
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Repealed§ 40-1-2
Repealed§ 40-1-2.2
Repealed§ 40-1-2.4
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 40-28-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/40-28-20.