South Dakota Statutes
§ 40-5-1 — Spread of disease germs or contamination of water as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 40-5-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 40ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK
Ch. 40-5CONTROL OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AND PARASITES IN LIVESTOCK
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-5-1 (2026).
Text
No person may leave exposed or scatter or place any substance containing virulent livestock disease germs, or any bottle or container thereof, in such manner as may result in the spread of livestock disease, or as may infect any animal with such disease germs, or as may contaminate any stream or body of water or any land, yards, or premises with such disease germs. Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, §§ 40.0111, 40.9901; SL 1977, ch 190, § 455; SL 1990, ch 325, § 26.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 40-5-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/40-5-1.