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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture » Chapter 18 - Apiaries » Section 38-18-11 – Exposure of infected bees or equipment as misdemeanor–Additional penalty.

38-18-11. Exposure of infected bees or equipment as misdemeanor–Additional penalty.

No person may expose any bees, bee equipment, or appliances infected with pests in a manner or in a place where the pest could be transmitted or disseminated to other bees or bee equipment. Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition to the criminal penalty imposed by this section, a person is subject to a further penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars per day for each day he remains in violation of this section.

Source: SL 1947, ch 6, §9; SL 1959, ch 2, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1109; SL 1986, ch 330, §13.