South Dakota Statutes
§ 40-34-9 — Animal control program in counties--Impounding of animals--Contracts with municipalities.
South Dakota § 40-34-9
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-34-9 (2026).
Text
The board of county commissioners of each county may establish an animal control program within the areas of the county outside of municipalities, and have the power to establish a pound or pounds, appoint poundmasters, and regulate the impounding of all animals, or for the purposes of providing animal control may contract with a municipality having a pound or a humane society established pursuant to chapter 40-2 .
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Legislative History
SL 1975, ch 100, § 2.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 40-34-9, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/40-34-9.