2014 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 40 - ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK
Chapter 14 - Importation Of Livestock
§ 40-14-4 Quarantine and examination of stock imported without certificate--Release asmisdemeanor--Expenses of examination.
40-14-4. Quarantine and examination of stock imported without certificate--Release as misdemeanor--Expenses of examination. Any animal brought into the state without the certificate of veterinary inspection required by § 40-14-2, even if the animal was brought into the state pursuant to a permit authorized by § 40-14-3, shall be detained at their destination or some other suitable place under quarantine until they have been examined by the Animal Industry Board and a certificate of veterinary inspection issued. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to release any animal until the proper health certificate has been issued according to the provisions of this chapter except by consent of the Animal Industry Board. All charges and expenses for making any such examination shall be paid by the owner of the animal.
Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0301; SL 1950 (SS), ch 7, § 1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 484; SL 1990, ch 325, § 228; SL 2013, ch 202, § 148.
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