40-5-8. Board powers in suppression of contagious diseases and parasites--Regulation of importation, release, sale, loan, lease, or distribution of animals--Violation as misdemeanor.
If written notice is given to the owner or keeper of any animal that a quarantine is established, the Animal Industry Board may take any action necessary to control, prevent, suppress, and eradicate any contagious, infectious, epidemic, and communicable disease and infestation of destructive parasites among the domestic and nondomestic animals of this state. The board may regulate or prohibit the importation, release to the wild, sale, loan, lease, or other distribution or translocation of any animal into and within the state to ensure documentation as disease-free. The Animal Industry Board may regulate or prohibit such transactions between and among private entities, local government agencies, state government agencies, federal government agencies, and nonprofit and other corporations, including, but not limited to, game farms, game preserves, zoos, exhibitions, sales, humane societies, and rehabilitation facilities. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, §40.0501; SL 1950 (SS), ch 9, §1; SL 1982, ch 282, §1; SL 1989, ch 349, §1; SL 1990, ch 325, §35.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 40 - Animals and Livestock
Chapter 05 - Control Of Contagious Diseases And Parasites In Livestock
Section 40-5-1 - Spread of disease germs or contamination of water as misdemeanor.
Section 40-5-1.1 - Definition of terms.
Section 40-5-5.1 - Rules concerning permits for importation of rams and testing for disease.
Section 40-5-7 - Contagious disease of any animal to be reported to board.
Section 40-5-8.6 - Authority to promulgate rules.
Section 40-5-9 - Board orders for suppression of disease--Killing of infected animals.
Section 40-5-10 - Orders of board--Signature.
Section 40-5-11 - Emergency quarantine orders effective immediately.
Section 40-5-12 - Publication of board orders--Effective date.
Section 40-5-13 - Violation of board quarantine as misdemeanor--Second violation as felony.
Section 40-5-14 - Person with notice of board order not permitted to question publication.
Section 40-5-15 - Disposal of carcasses subject to board order.
Section 40-5-16 - Burial or burning of carcasses by sheriff on board order--Access to premises.
Section 40-5-18 - Notice to governor of epidemic beyond board's control.