40-14-2. Certificate of veterinary inspection required for importation of livestock--Exceptions--Violation as felony.
Any animal brought into this state for any purpose except immediate slaughter or as otherwise provided for in rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the Animal Industry Board shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection, issued by authority of the state or territory from which it originates, or by authority of the United States Department of Agriculture. The certificate shall verify that the animal is free from signs of contagious, infectious, epidemic, or communicable disease, and from signs of infestation of destructive parasites. The certificate shall verify that the animal does not originate from a district of quarantine, infestation, or infection, and that it has been inspected within a period of not more than thirty days before the arrival of the animal. Any person who brings animals into the state in violation of this section is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Source: SDC 1939, §40.0301; SL 1950 (SS), ch 7, §1; SL 1977, ch 190, §483; SL 1979, ch 270, §1; SL 1990, ch 325, §226; SL 2012, ch 199, §1; SL 2013, ch 202, §146.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 40 - Animals and Livestock
Chapter 14 - Importation Of Livestock
Section 40-14-1 - Restrictions on importation from quarantine areas outside state.
Section 40-14-3 - Notice and permit for importation of animals without certificate.
Section 40-14-5 - Continuing quarantine when imported animals found infected--Treatment.
Section 40-14-7 - Animals from Indian reservation treated as imported.
Section 40-14-8 - Saddle and work horses and mules exempt from requirements when in use.
Section 40-14-9 - Removal or release of animals shipped under false billing as misdemeanor.
Section 40-14-10 - Certification by veterinarian without inspection of animals as misdemeanor.