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SD Codified L § 40-36-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-26 - Bounty claim as misdemeanor when animal died from natural causes--Animal killed by federal or other agency.

40-36-26. Bounty claim as misdemeanor when animal died from natural causes--Animal killed by federal or other agency.It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to attempt to bounty a skin from an animal that has died from natural causes, or that has been killed by agents or employees of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other agency engaged in eradicating predatory animals. Source: SDC 1939, §25.1002 as enacted by SL 1961, ch 123, §2; SL 1977, ch 190, §540.
SD Codified L § 40-36-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-27 - Killing of predatory animal without hunting license--Falsification of bounty claim--Violation as misdemeanor.

40-36-27. Killing of predatory animal without hunting license--Falsification of bounty claim--Violation as misdemeanor.Except as provided by §40-36-16, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to hunt, take, or kill predatory animals without possessing a resident small game license or a resident predator/varmint license. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to falsify any bounty claim, or to claim a bounty on any skin for which a bounty has been paid or refused. Source: SDC 1939, §25.1002 as enacted by SL 1961, ch 123, §2; SL 1977, ch 190, §541; SL 1998, ch 252, §3; SL 2020, ch 179, § 2.
SD Codified L § 40-36-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-28 - Importation or breeding of animals to claim bounty as petty offense.

40-36-28. Importation or breeding of animals to claim bounty as petty offense.Any person who shall drive, bait, entice, or bring from outside this state, or breed or rear any of the animals mentioned in §40-36-15, for the purpose of procuring bounties thereon, commits a petty offense. Source: SL 1943, ch 42, §13; SDC Supp 1960, §25.9910; SL 1977, ch 190, §542.
SD Codified L § 40-36-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-29 - False bounty claim as perjury.

40-36-29. False bounty claim as perjury.Any person who shall make false claim for bounty as provided for in §§40-36-15 to 40-36-25, inclusive, shall be deemed guilty of perjury and shall be punished in the manner provided for the crime of perjury by the laws of this state. Source: SL 1899, ch 136, §7; RPolC 1903, §3119; RC 1919, §10346; SL 1943, ch 42, §13; SDC Supp 1960, §25.9910.
SD Codified L § 40-36-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-32 - Audit of predatory animal control fund.

40-36-32. Audit of predatory animal control fund.A complete audit shall be made of the state predatory animal control fund, showing receipts and expenditures made by the state auditor. Such audit shall be made by the Department of Legislative Audit of the state. Source: SL 1943, ch 42, §9; SL 1945, ch 36, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §25.1103.
SD Codified L § 40-36-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-33 - Predatory animal control fund carried over from year to year.

40-36-33. Predatory animal control fund carried over from year to year.Any unused balance in the state predatory animal control fund shall not revert but shall be carried over, from year to year, and applied to the payment of bounty claims in subsequent years. Source: SL 1943, ch 42, §9; SL 1945, ch 36, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §25.1103.
SD Codified L § 40-36-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-34 - Special tax on sheep in eastern counties levied on petition of sheep owners--Predatory animals defined.

40-36-34. Special tax on sheep in eastern counties levied on petition of sheep owners--Predatory animals defined.When the board of county commissioners of any county east of the Missouri River is petitioned by two-thirds of the sheep owners whose names appear on the tax rolls of such county, to levy a special tax levy, not to exceed ten cents per head on all sheep within the county, for the purpose of raising a fund to be expended for the control of predatory animals as defined in this section, said board is hereby empowered to make such levy and collect the tax in the manner provided for the collection of other property tax. For the purpose of this section, predatory animals shall mean coyotes and foxes. Source: SL 1943, ch 43, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §12.2812; SL 1974, ch 273, §3.
SD Codified L § 40-36-35 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-35 - Payment of bounties and employment of hunters from proceeds of special tax on sheep.

40-36-35. Payment of bounties and employment of hunters from proceeds of special tax on sheep.Such moneys as are collected by the provisions of §40-36-34 shall be expended to pay bounties or to employ hunters, which may be, in cooperation with the organized control program of the United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, at the discretion of the board of county commissioners. Source: SL 1943, ch 43, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §12.2812.
SD Codified L § 40-36-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-36 - Rate of bounties payable from special tax on sheep--Rules and regulations.

40-36-36. Rate of bounties payable from special tax on sheep--Rules and regulations.The board of county commissioners shall establish the rate of bounties and provide all rules and regulations necessary for the carrying out of §§40-36-34 and 40-36-35. Source: SL 1943, ch 43, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §12.2812.
SD Codified L § 40-36-37 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-37 - County bounty payable on coyotes.

40-36-37. County bounty payable on coyotes.The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, offer a bounty of not more than fifty dollars for each coyote killed within the limits of the county. Source: SDC 1939, §12.2801; SL 1974, ch 273, §4; SL 2020, ch 179, § 3.
SD Codified L § 40-36-38 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-38 - Educational campaign for rodent and reptile control.

40-36-38. Educational campaign for rodent and reptile control.For the purpose of conducting an educational campaign in the control and extermination of harmful and destructive rodents and poisonous or destructive reptiles, the secretary of game, fish and parks may employ such methods as he may deem advisable. Source: SDC 1939, §25.1201; SL 1977, ch 324, §1.
SD Codified L § 40-36-39 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-39 - Employment of personnel for extermination of rodents and reptiles--Purchase and distribution of equipment and supplies--Bounties prohibited.

40-36-39. Employment of personnel for extermination of rodents and reptiles--Purchase and distribution of equipment and supplies--Bounties prohibited.The secretary of game, fish and parks may employ persons skilled in trapping, poisoning, or taking of such rodents and such reptiles and may buy, distribute, and authorize the use of poison, traps, guns, ammunition, or other agencies or equipment necessary in destroying such rodents or such reptiles to any hunter, trapper, or employee engaged in such destruction, and shall fix the compensation of persons employed for such purposes of §40-36-38, but in no case shall any bounty or reward be paid to any person so employed. Source: SDC 1939, §25.1202; SL 1977, ch 324, §2.
SD Codified L § 40-36-39.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-39.1 - South Dakota rodent control fund.

40-36-39.1. South Dakota rodent control fund.The South Dakota rodent and reptile control fund is renamed the South Dakota rodent control fund. Source: SL 2007, ch 235, §1.
SD Codified L § 40-36-39.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-39.2 - Validation of rodent control agreements.

40-36-39.2. Validation of rodent control agreements.All agreements made by the South Dakota secretary of agriculture and natural resources with agencies of the federal government concerning rodent control, all actions of the secretary in conducting and maintaining a poison bait station, distributing or selling of poison bait, and purchasing supplies for rodent control, are hereby validated, legalized, cured, and currently authorized to the extent that such activities may have been impacted by a change of the fund's name and subsequent repeal of statutes regarding the cooperative wildlife services fund. Source: SL 2007, ch 235, §2; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 14, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 40-36-40 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-40 - Disposition of carcasses of rodents and reptiles taken--Use of proceeds of sale.

40-36-40. Disposition of carcasses of rodents and reptiles taken--Use of proceeds of sale.All furs, skins, or other parts of the carcasses of such rodents and such reptiles taken by employees in accordance with the provisions of §§40-36-38 and 40-36-39 shall be the property of the State of South Dakota and those having a commercial value shall be sold by the secretary of the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, and all funds derived from such sales shall be placed in the rodent control fund and be available for use in carrying out the provisions of §§40-36-38 and 40-36-39. Source: SDC 1939, §25.1203; SL 1977, ch 324, §3.
SD Codified L § 40-36-41 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-41 - Records of rodent and reptile work.

40-36-41. Records of rodent and reptile work.The records pertaining to work under §§40-36-38 to 40-36-40, inclusive, shall be kept and any information of scientific value that is obtained shall be recorded and preserved for the benefit of the state. Source: SDC 1939, §25.1203.
SD Codified L § 40-36-46 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 36 - Predatory Animal And Reptile Control|Section 40-36-46 - Policy advisory committee for animal damage control.

40-36-46. Policy advisory committee for animal damage control.There is created a policy advisory committee for animal damage control consisting of the secretary of game, fish and parks, the animal damage control supervisor, the secretary of agriculture and natural resources or the secretary's designee, and one representative from each of the following organizations: USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services, the South Dakota Sheep Growers, South Dakota Cattlemen, South Dakota Stockgrowers Association, South Dakota Farmers Union, South Dakota Farm Bureau, and the South Dakota Wildlife Federation. The committee shall review animal damage control activities and provide recommendations for controlling animal damage in South Dakota. The committee shall meet at least once a year. Source: SL 1983, ch 292, §13; SL 2013, ch 204, §1; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 14, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 40-37-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-1 - Petition by livestock owners for designation of county as predator control district.

40-37-1. Petition by livestock owners for designation of county as predator control district.The resident owners of at least fifty-one percent of the sheep, or the resident owners of at least fifty-one percent of the cattle, or the resident owners of at least fifty-one percent of both sheep and cattle acting jointly, in any county, as shown by the last county livestock census as provided for in §40-37-1.1, may petition the secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to designate the county as a predator control district. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §1; SL 1979, ch 272, §1; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 40-37-1.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-1.1 - County livestock census--Procedure.

40-37-1.1. County livestock census--Procedure.The director of equalization shall annually conduct a county livestock census if the county is a member of a predator control district. The board of county commissioners may require a county livestock census if there is significant interest in the formation of a predator control district. In conducting the county livestock census, the director of equalization may proceed in such manner and utilize such forms as may be approved by the board of county commissioners to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The director of equalization may restrict the livestock census to sheep only or cattle only as may be appropriate. Source: SL 1979, ch 272, §2; SL 1980, ch 282, §1.
SD Codified L § 40-37-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-3 - Petition for multiple-county district--Consent of included counties required.

40-37-3. Petition for multiple-county district--Consent of included counties required.Any body of resident livestock owners sufficient to petition for the establishment of a predator control district pursuant to §40-37-1 may petition the secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to include their county within a previously established district or to combine their county with other petitioning counties to form a single district. No multiple-county district may be formed without the consent of each of the counties to be included. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §2; SL 1979, ch 272, §3; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 14, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
SD Codified L § 40-37-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-4 - Board of directors of district--Qualifications--Number.

40-37-4. Board of directors of district--Qualifications--Number.Every predator control district established pursuant to this chapter shall be governed by a board of directors, all of whom shall be resident livestock owners and taxpayers within the district. The board of directors shall be composed of not more than nine members. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §3; SL 1978, ch 289, §1; SL 1979, ch 272, §4.
SD Codified L § 40-37-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-5 - First district meeting--Notice to livestock owners--Appointment of chairman and secretary.

40-37-5. First district meeting--Notice to livestock owners--Appointment of chairman and secretary.The first meeting of the livestock owners in the district shall be called in the following manner: The director of equalization of each county within the district shall, within thirty days of the formation of the district, prepare from the county livestock census, as corrected by the board of county commissioners, of that year, an accurate list of all persons, corporations, or partnerships who have been determined to be the owners of livestock described in the petition in his county and the number of livestock. The director of equalization shall mail a notice to each of the resident livestock owners to attend the district meeting, at a time and place to be specified in the notice, for the election of the board of directors of the predator control district. He shall likewise publish a copy of the notice in the official newspaper of the county, ten days prior to the date of the meeting. He shall set the date of the meeting so as not to conflict with the date of similar meetings in adjoining districts. When assembled in accordance with the above notice, the resident owners shall appoint a chairman and secretary, who shall act as judges of election. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §5; SL 1979, ch 272, §5.
SD Codified L § 40-37-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-6 - Selection of district officers--Called meetings of directors--Quorum--No compensation.

40-37-6. Selection of district officers--Called meetings of directors--Quorum--No compensation.Directors of predatory animal districts, elected at meetings called and held as provided in §40-37-5, shall immediately after the adjournment of said meeting organize by choosing from their number a president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer. Subsequent meetings of said board shall be called by the president upon reasonable notice. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any board meeting. The directors shall receive no compensation for serving on the board. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §6.
SD Codified L § 40-37-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-7 - Annual district meetings--Notice to livestock owners on revised list.

40-37-7. Annual district meetings--Notice to livestock owners on revised list.Annual meetings for the election of members of boards of directors of predator control districts, shall, after the first meeting, be called by the president of each board, after procuring from the county director of equalization within his district a revised and corrected list of livestock owners, who have been determined to be the resident owners of such livestock within his district. The meeting shall be called by a notice mailed and published in the same manner as specified in §40-37-5. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §11; SL 1979, ch 272, §6.
SD Codified L § 40-37-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-8 - Election of directors--Voting--Terms of office.

40-37-8. Election of directors--Voting--Terms of office.Each director shall be elected at the district meeting for a term of three years. No more than three directors shall be elected annually. Each sole resident owner of livestock, whether an individual, corporation, or partnership shall be entitled to one vote at the district meeting. All vacancies on the district board shall be filled for unexpired terms by the other directors in office. All members so elected shall hold their offices until their successors have been elected and qualified. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §4; SL 1978, ch 289, §2; SL 1979, ch 272, §7.
SD Codified L § 40-37-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-9 - Powers of district board of directors.

40-37-9. Powers of district board of directors.The board of directors of each predator control district is hereby authorized to appoint and pay employees, to bounty predatory animals, to make contracts, and to enter into agreements with agencies of federal or state governments or with local governments. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §7.
SD Codified L § 40-37-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-10 - Special levy for district operations--Certification to county commissioners.

40-37-10. Special levy for district operations--Certification to county commissioners.At least thirty days prior to the annual levy of general taxes by the board of county commissioners wherein such district is located, the board of directors of each predator control district shall determine pursuant to the provisions of this chapter the amount of special levy for district operations during the following years and certify such levy to the board of county commissioners. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §8.
SD Codified L § 40-37-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-11 - Special tax levy on sheep and cattle--Maximum amount.

40-37-11. Special tax levy on sheep and cattle--Maximum amount.The board of county commissioners shall, at time of the annual levy of general taxes, levy an additional special tax in an amount specified by the board of directors pursuant to §40-37-10 not to exceed one dollar per head of all sheep six months old or older as of January first of the current year that are being held for breeding purposes and one dollar per head of all cattle one year old or older not in feedlots. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §12; SL 1982, ch 286; SL 2013, ch 205, §1.
SD Codified L § 40-37-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-12 - Additional tax levied by county commissioners subject to referendum--Amount.

40-37-12. Additional tax levied by county commissioners subject to referendum--Amount.In addition to the levy authorized pursuant to §40-37-11, the board of county commissioners may levy an additional amount equal to the amount provided in §40-37-11, if such additional amount is approved by referendum as provided in §40-37-13. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §13.
SD Codified L § 40-37-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-13 - Referendum for additional tax levy--Mailing and contents of ballots--Publication--Computation of results--Time for returning ballots.

40-37-13. Referendum for additional tax levy--Mailing and contents of ballots--Publication--Computation of results--Time for returning ballots.Whenever the board of directors shall determine to hold a referendum to levy an additional amount as provided in §40-37-12, the county director of equalization shall mail to each resident livestock owner in that county a ballot stating the amount of additional levy requested, the provisions governing the conduct of the referendum, and the effect of an affirmative result in the referendum. The board of directors shall publish the question in a newspaper not less than two weeks prior to the date the ballots are to be returned. Each resident owner's expression shall be, upon receipt by the county director of equalization multiplied by the number of sheep and cattle determined to be owned in his name and the proposition shall be approved if a majority of the product of such multiplication approves the additional levy. Each ballot must be returned within two weeks and voted to be considered. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §14; SL 1979, ch 272, §8.
SD Codified L § 40-37-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 40 - Animals and Livestock|Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts|Section 40-37-14 - Effective period of additional tax--Certification to county commissioners--Levy.

40-37-14. Effective period of additional tax--Certification to county commissioners--Levy.Any additional sum authorized pursuant to §40-37-13 shall be in effect for the three successive taxpaying years unless reduced by the board of directors or increased by another referendum; and the board of directors shall certify the results to the board of county commissioners at the same time they certify the regular levy and such increase shall be levied by the county commissioners at the time of the annual levy of general taxes. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §15.