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State of South Dakota
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EIGHTY-THIRD
SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2008 |
| 832P0546 | SENATE JUDICIARY ENGROSSED NO. HB 1162 - 2/20/2008 |
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Introduced by:
Representatives Cutler, Feinstein, Lucas, Rave, and Willadsen and Senators
Gray, Hunhoff, Jerstad, Koetzle, and Turbak Berry
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
prohibit the branding of a minor and to provide a penalty
therefor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 26-10 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 26-10 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
No person may brand a minor. For the purposes of this section, the term, brand, means to
make a permanent mark on a person's skin through the use of heat, cold, or a chemical
compound, or to cut, tear, or abrade the skin for the purpose of creating a permanent mark or
design. It is not a violation of this Act to tattoo a minor in compliance with the provisions of
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26-10-19. It is not a violation of this Act to pierce any part of a minor's body for the purpose
of jewelry or adornment with consent. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
However, any second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.
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