South Dakota Statutes
§ 40-5-8.2 — Authority to inspect, examine, test, and quarantine animals--Violation as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 40-5-8.2
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 § 40-5-8.2 (2026).
Text
The Animal Industry Board may inspect, examine, test, and quarantine any animal or any geographic area within the state if necessary to control, prevent, or eradicate any threat to the health and well - being of the animal industry of the state, including domestic and nondomestic animals. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
SL 1989, ch 349, § 2; SL 1990, ch 325, § 36.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 40-5-8.2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/40-5-8.2.