South Dakota Statutes
§ 40-34-2 — Liability of owner for damages by dog disturbing domestic animals--Property subject to execution--Violation as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 40-34-2
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-34-2 (2026).
Text
Any person owning, keeping, or harboring a dog that chases, worries, injures, or kills any poultry or domestic animal is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor and is liable for damages to the owner thereof for any injury caused by the dog to any such poultry or animal. All property except such as is absolutely exempt, is subject to execution issued upon a judgment for such damages and costs.
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Related
Gehrts v. Batteen
2001 SD 10 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2001)
City of Onida v. Brandt & Meyer
959 N.W.2d 297 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2021)
Ross v. Hanson
200 N.W.2d 255 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1972)
Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 40.1312; SL 1991, ch 186, § 28.
Nearby Sections
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§ 40-1-1
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Repealed§ 40-1-17
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Repealed§ 40-1-2
Repealed§ 40-1-2.2
Repealed§ 40-1-2.4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 § 40-34-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/40-34-2.