Section 40-34-2 – Liability of owner for damages by dog disturbing domestic animals–Property subject to execution–Violation as misdemeanor.
40-34-2. Liability of owner for damages by dog disturbing domestic animals–Property subject to execution–Violation as misdemeanor. Any person owning, keeping, or harboring a dog that chases, worries, injures, or kills any poultry or domestic animal is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor and is liable for damages to the owner thereof for any injury caused […]
Section 40-34-3 – Joint liability of owners for damages by dogs in packs–Right of contribution among dog owners.
40-34-3. Joint liability of owners for damages by dogs in packs–Right of contribution among dog owners. In case dogs owned by different persons participate in the chasing, worrying, injuring, or killing of poultry or domestic animals, the owners of the respective dogs may be sued jointly for damages caused thereby in a joint action against […]
Section 40-34-4 – Dogs at large declared nuisance by county commissioners–Abatement.
40-34-4. Dogs at large declared nuisance by county commissioners–Abatement. The board of county commissioners of each of the counties of the State of South Dakota may provide that if any person owning or keeping more than five dogs shall fail to keep such dogs within the confines of his own property, such failure shall amount […]
Section 40-34-5 – Running at large prohibited by county–County license or tax on dogs.
40-34-5. Running at large prohibited by county–County license or tax on dogs. The board of county commissioners of each of the counties of the State of South Dakota shall have the power to regulate, restrain, or prohibit the running at large of dogs and to impose a license or tax on all dogs not licensed […]
Section 40-34-6 – Graduated fee for county dog license.
40-34-6. Graduated fee for county dog license. In imposing the fee for licensing of any dog as required in §40-34-5, the county commissioners may establish a graduated fee when more than ten dogs are owned or kept by any one person within the county. Source: SL 1964, ch 30, §1.