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2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 40 - ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK
Chapter 01 - Cruelty, Abuse And Injury To Animals
§ 40-1-2.3 Neglect, abandonment, or mistreatment of animal--Misdemeanor.
SD Codified L § 40-1-2.3 (2016) What's This?
40-1-2.3. Neglect, abandonment, or mistreatment of animal--Misdemeanor. No person owning or responsible for the care of an animal may neglect, abandon, or mistreat the animal. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1991, ch 331, § 3; SL 2014, ch 194, § 3.
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