<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 40-20-12 - Diversion of livestock--Inspection required--Penalty.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580b000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bSCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 40-20-12 - Diversion of livestock--Inspection required--Penalty."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 40-20-12 - Diversion of livestock--Inspection required--Penalty."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/40-20-12"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=40-20-12" rel="noopener"><span class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bSENU">40-20-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bSENU">. </span><span class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bCL">Diversion of livestock--Inspection required--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bDefaultParagraphFont">If livestock shipped from the livestock ownership inspection area are consigned to an open market, as described in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=40-20-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bDefaultParagraphFont">40-20-6</span></a><span class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bDefaultParagraphFont">, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to change the consignment to a point other than a livestock market previously designated by the board as an open market, unless the livestock receive a livestock ownership inspection and the carrier receives a certificate or clearance from the board showing that all the livestock belong to the shipper.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s7fa1cf54d0de48d6bb4a4b5a7452580bSCL">SL 1943, ch 142, § 9; SL 1949, ch 144, § 3; SL 1949, ch 149, § 1; SL 1951, ch 202; SDC Supp 1960, § 40.12A04; SL 1967, ch 164; SL 1977, ch 190, § 511; SL 1984, ch 269, § 15; SL 1988, ch 328, § 56; SL 1991, ch 335, § 3; SL 2024, ch 170, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>