<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 40-28-7 - Retention of trespassing livestock until damages paid. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2063668Normal { 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.s2063668SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063668CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2063668Normal-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.s2063668DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063668000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063668SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063668SCL-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="s2063668Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-28-7"><span class="s2063668SENU">40-28-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063668SENU">. </span><span class="s2063668CL">Retention of trespassing livestock until damages paid.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063668Normal-000000"><span class="s2063668DefaultParagraphFont">Any person suffering injury from trespass of livestock may retain and keep in custody such offending animal or animals until the damages and costs are paid, or until good and sufficient security be given for the same.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063668Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063668000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063668Normal"><span class="s2063668SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063668SCL-000002"> CCivP 1877, § 750; SL 1885 (Spec. Laws), ch 17, § 7; CL 1887, § 5572; RCCivP 1903, §§ 820, 832; SL 1907, ch 244, § 4; SL 1917, ch 371; RC 1919, § 2924; SL 1921, ch 404; SL 1925, ch 294; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 37.2403.</span></p></div></body></html>