38-24A-17. Violation as misdemeanor--Civil liability for damages.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who alters, forges, counterfeits, or uses without authority any certificate or permit or other document provided for in this chapter or in the rules of the secretary of agriculture and natural resources provided for in this chapter, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition, any person is liable in a civil action for all damage that is occasioned or caused by a violation of this chapter.
Source: SL 1971, ch 220, §10; SL 1977, ch 190, §345; SL 2001, ch 218, §1; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture
Chapter 24A - Plant Quarantine And Treatment
Section 38-24A-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 38-24A-2 - Administration by secretary--Delegation of authority--Rules and regulations.
Section 38-24A-3 - Suppression and control activities authorized.
Section 38-24A-4 - Cooperation with other agencies--Expenditure of funds.
Section 38-24A-5 - Interstate cooperation in control activities.
Section 38-24A-6 - Quarantines and embargoes authorized.
Section 38-24A-7 - Limitation of quarantined area--Extension.
Section 38-24A-9 - Scope of rules relating to regulated area--Publication of notice.
Section 38-24A-10 - Movements contrary to quarantine rules prohibited.
Section 38-24A-11 - Quarantine violation as misdemeanor.
Section 38-24A-12 - Seizure and treatment or disposal of infested articles--Notice to owner.
Section 38-24A-13 - Public notice of large-scale treatment operations.
Section 38-24A-14 - Inspection powers of secretary--Notice.
Section 38-24A-15 - Issuance of search warrants.
Section 38-24A-16 - Compensation for uninfested articles destroyed.
Section 38-24A-17 - Violation as misdemeanor--Civil liability for damages.
Section 38-24A-18 - Severability of provisions.
Section 38-24A-19 - Citation of chapter--Additional to other powers.
Section 38-24A-20 - Special certificates on plants for export.
Section 38-24A-21 - Inspection of plants intended for export--Certificate--Fees.