<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 40-1-14 - Corporate responsibility for knowledge and acts of agents. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2063200Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2063200SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063200CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2063200Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2063200DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063200000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063200SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063200SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2063200Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-1-14"><span class="s2063200SENU">40-1-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063200SENU">. </span><span class="s2063200CL">Corporate responsibility for knowledge and acts of agents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063200Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063200DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-1-1"><span class="s2063200DefaultParagraphFont">40-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063200DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-1-17"><span class="s2063200DefaultParagraphFont">40-1-17</span></a><span class="s2063200DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, knowledge and acts of agents of, and persons employed by, any corporation in regard to animals transported, owned, or employed by or in custody of such corporation, shall be held to be the knowledge and acts of such corporation as well as such agents or employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063200Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063200000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063200Normal"><span class="s2063200SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063200SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 40.2201 (4).</span></p></div></body></html>