40-14-9. Removal or release of animals shipped under false billing as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to remove from the care or custody of any transportation company, without the consent of the Animal Industry Board, any animal that has been billed or represented as "steers" if such livestock are not steers, or any animal that has been falsely billed or falsely labeled, until the laws of this state and the regulations of the Animal Industry Board governing the inspection and testing of animals have been complied with. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to release any such animal from the custody of a transportation company without the consent of the board until the laws of this state and the rules of the board have been complied with.
Source: SDC 1939, §40.0304; SL 1977, ch 190, §487; SL 1990, ch 325, §232.
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.