S.D. Codified Laws § 40-1-2.3

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 40-1-2.3 - Neglect, abandonment, or mistreatment of animal-Exception-Penalty

No person owning or responsible for the care of an animal may neglect, abandon, or mistreat the animal, except that any person may abandon a feral cat for which the person assumed responsibility with the sole purpose of spaying or neutering the cat. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

SDCL 40-1-2.3

SL 1991, ch 331, § 3; SL 2014, ch 194, §3; SL 2024, ch 169, §1.
Amended by S.L. 2024, ch. 169,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by S.L. 2014, ch. 194,s. 3, eff. 7/1/2014.