South Dakota Statutes
§ 43-16-8 — Malicious removal of tree used as boundary marker as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 43-16-8
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-16-8 (2026).
Text
Any person who maliciously cuts down or removes any tree upon which marks have been made for the purpose of designating any point, course, or line in the boundary of any lot or tract of land, with intent to destroy such marks, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
PenC 1877, § 709, subdiv 3; CL 1887, § 6900, subdiv 3; RPenC 1903, § 730, subdiv 3; RC 1919, § 4337 (3); SDC 1939, § 13.4502 (3); SL 1983, ch 15, § 6.
Nearby Sections
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§ 43-1-1
Property defined.§ 43-1-2
Classes of property.§ 43-1-4
Land as solid material of earth.§ 43-1-6
Law governing real property.§ 43-1-7
Law governing personal property.§ 43-10-13
Repealed§ 43-11-10
Power in trust defined.§ 43-11-11
General power in trust defined.§ 43-11-12
Special power in trust defined.§ 43-11-13
Capacity to create power.§ 43-11-14
Manner of creating power.§ 43-11-15
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 43-16-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/43-16-8.