43-39-12.1. Abandonment of animal left with veterinarian--Notice to owner--Disposition--Liability.
Any animal placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian for treatment, boarding, or other care, which remains unclaimed by its owner or owner's agent for a period of more than ten days after written notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, is given the owner or owner's agent at such person's last known address shall be considered to be abandoned and may be turned over to the nearest humane society or disposed of as the licensed veterinarian considers proper. The giving of notice to the owner or the owner's agent, of such animal by the licensed veterinarian as provided in this section shall relieve the licensed veterinarian in whose custody such animal has been placed from any liability for such disposal.
Source: SL 1986, ch 313, ยง7.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 39 - Deposit Of Personal Property
Section 43-39-1 - Kinds and classifications of deposits.
Section 43-39-2 - Voluntary deposit, making of--Terms defined--Deposit--Depository.
Section 43-39-3 - Involuntary deposit, making of--Duty of involuntary depository.
Section 43-39-4 - Deposit for keeping defined.
Section 43-39-5 - Deposit for exchange defined.
Section 43-39-6 - Gratuitous deposit defined.
Section 43-39-7 - Deposit for storage defined--Depository as depository for hire.
Section 43-39-8 - Rights and duties of depositor and depository.
Section 43-39-10 - Depository for hire--Ordinary care in preservation of deposit.
Section 43-39-11 - Gratuitous depository--Care for preservation of deposit.
Section 43-39-12 - Depository of living animals--Food and shelter--Kind treatment.
Section 43-39-14 - Liability for damage arising from wrongful use--Exception.
Section 43-39-15 - Sale of thing in danger of perishing.
Section 43-39-16 - Services rendered by depository.
Section 43-39-17 - Extent of liability of depository for negligence.
Section 43-39-18 - Injury to or loss of thing deposited.
Section 43-39-19 - Notice to owner of thing wrongfully detained.
Section 43-39-20 - Notice to owner of adverse claim.
Section 43-39-21 - Depository not obligated to deliver deposit without demand.
Section 43-39-22 - Depository must deliver on demand.
Section 43-39-23 - Place of delivery.
Section 43-39-24 - Delivery of thing owned jointly or in common.
Section 43-39-25 - Cessation of duties of gratuitous depository.
Section 43-39-26 - Rate of compensation for fractional part of week or month.
Section 43-39-27 - Indemnification of depository by depositor.
Section 43-39-28 - Rights of parties to terminate deposit.
Section 43-39-29 - Termination of deposit--Payment of charges to become due.