South Dakota Statutes
§ 40-34-12 — Destruction by owner or tenant of dog harming big game.
South Dakota § 40-34-12
This text of South Dakota § 40-34-12 (Destruction by owner or tenant of dog harming big game.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-34-12 (2026).
Text
A landowner or tenant may destroy any dog that pursues, injures, or kills any big game animal on lands owned or controlled by that owner or tenant without incurring any liability.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
SL 1983, ch 291, § 2.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 40-1-1
Definition of terms.§ 40-1-13
Euthanasia of fatally injured or diseased animal--Notice to euthanize--Violation as misdemeanor.§ 40-1-15
Repealed§ 40-1-17
Exemptions from chapters§ 40-1-18
Repealed§ 40-1-2
Repealed§ 40-1-2.2
Repealed§ 40-1-2.4
Cruelty to animals--Felony.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 40-34-12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/40-34-12.