40-14-1      Restrictions on importation from quarantine areas outside state.
40-14-2      Certificate of veterinary inspection required for importation of livestock--Exceptions--Violation as felony.
40-14-3      Notice and permit for importation of animals without certificate.
40-14-4      Quarantine and examination of stock imported without certificate--Release as misdemeanor--Expenses of examination.
40-14-5      Continuing quarantine when imported animals found infected--Treatment.
40-14-6      Repealed.
40-14-7      Animals from Indian reservation treated as imported.
40-14-8      Saddle and work horses and mules exempt from requirements when in use.
40-14-9      Removal or release of animals shipped under false billing as misdemeanor.
40-14-10      Certification by veterinarian without inspection of animals as misdemeanor.
40-14-11      Repealed.
40-14-12      Repealed.

40-14-1. Restrictions on importation from quarantine areas outside state.

The Animal Industry Board may restrict importation from quarantine areas established by it without this state during such time interval as may be necessary to prevent the importation of animals with contagious, infectious, epidemic, or communicable disease or infested with destructive parasites into the state.

Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0301 as added by SL 1950 (SS), ch 7, § 1; SL 1990, ch 325, § 225.

40-14-2. Certificate of veterinary inspection required for importation of livestock--Exceptions--Violation as felony.

Any animal brought into this state for any purpose except immediate slaughter or as otherwise provided for in rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the Animal Industry Board shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection, issued by authority of the state or territory from which it originates, or by authority of the United States Department of Agriculture. The certificate shall verify that the animal is free from signs of contagious, infectious, epidemic, or communicable disease, and from signs of infestation of destructive parasites. The certificate shall verify that the animal does not originate from a district of quarantine, infestation, or infection, and that it has been inspected within a period of not more than thirty days before the arrival of the animal. Any person who brings animals into the state in violation of this section is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0301; SL 1950 (SS), ch 7, § 1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 483; SL 1979, ch 270, § 1; SL 1990, ch 325, § 226; SL 2012, ch 199, § 1; SL 2013, ch 202, § 146.

40-14-3. Notice and permit for importation of animals without certificate.

Any person desiring to bring any animal into the state without the certificate of veterinary inspection required by § 40-14-2 shall notify the Animal Industry Board, stating the number and kind of animal and the name and address of the consignee and consignor. The board may issue a permit for the animal to enter the state, if the Animal Industry Board has no reason to believe that the animal is affected, infected, or infested with any such disease or parasite or originated from a district of quarantine, infestation, or infection.

Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0301; SL 1950 (SS), ch 7, § 1; SL 1990, ch 325, § 227; SL 2013, ch 202, § 147.

40-14-4. Quarantine and examination of stock imported without certificate--Release as misdemeanor--Expenses of examination.

Any animal brought into the state without the certificate of veterinary inspection required by § 40-14-2, even if the animal was brought into the state pursuant to a permit authorized by § 40-14-3, shall be detained at their destination or some other suitable place under quarantine until they have been examined by the Animal Industry Board and a certificate of veterinary inspection issued. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to release any animal until the proper health certificate has been issued according to the provisions of this chapter except by consent of the Animal Industry Board. All charges and expenses for making any such examination shall be paid by the owner of the animal.

Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0301; SL 1950 (SS), ch 7, § 1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 484; SL 1990, ch 325, § 228; SL 2013, ch 202, § 148.

40-14-5. Continuing quarantine when imported animals found infected--Treatment.

If upon any examination held pursuant to § 40-14-4 it is found that any animal is or has been affected, infected, or exposed to any contagious, infectious, epidemic, or communicable disease or to infestation by destructive parasite that is dangerous or detrimental to the health of the livestock of this state, such animal shall be held in quarantine until released by the Animal Industry Board. Any animal so found to be affected, infected, infested, or exposed to any such disease or parasites that is amenable to treatment, shall be treated according to instructions of such board.

Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0301; SL 1950 (SS), ch 7, § 1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 485; SL 1990, ch 325, § 229.