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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 21 - Brand Inspection And Theft Prevention › Section 40-21-21 - Forgery, alteration, or misrepresentation of inspection certificate, market clearance, bill of sale, or permit as felony.

40-21-21. Forgery, alteration, or misrepresentation of inspection certificate, market clearance, bill of sale, or permit as felony.
Any person who forges, alters, or misrepresents any livestock ownership inspection certificate, market clearance, bill of sale, or any permit or other authorization or proof of ownership provided for in this chapter or chapter 40-20 with intent to defraud is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
Source:
SL 1943, ch 142, §16; SL 1949, ch 149, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §40.9929; SL 1963, ch 241; SL 1977, ch 190, §518; SL 1984, ch 269, §28; SL 1991, ch 335, §8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 21 - Brand Inspection And Theft Prevention › Section 40-21-22.1 - Removal of livestock before ownership inspection prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

40-21-22.1. Removal of livestock before ownership inspection prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person bringing livestock to a licensed livestock auction for the purpose of sale, or any person on such person's behalf, to remove the livestock from the market, if a hold has been placed on the livestock pursuant to §40-21-12, until evidence of ownership is furnished to the inspector or arrangements suitable to the board have been made.
Source:
SL 1991, ch 335, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 21 - Brand Inspection And Theft Prevention › Section 40-21-23 - Venue of offenses.

40-21-23. Venue of offenses.
The venue of any offense under §40-21-21 is in the county where the livestock were loaded, if known, or in any county through which the livestock were transported or trailed.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §40.9929 as added by SL 1963, ch 241; SL 1991, ch 335, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 21 - Brand Inspection And Theft Prevention › Section 40-21-24 - Reward authorized--Funding.

40-21-24. Reward authorized--Funding.
The board may authorize and pay a reward not exceeding five thousand dollars to any person who provides information leading to the conviction of any person for the crime of stealing livestock which are branded with a brand registered with the board. Such rewards may be paid out of the South Dakota livestock ownership and theft prevention fund created by §40-21-9.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 272, §2; SL 1988, ch 328, §95; SL 2009, ch 204, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 21 - Brand Inspection And Theft Prevention › Section 40-21-25 - Rendering establishments exempt from provisions governing transport of hides and carcasses.

40-21-25. Rendering establishments exempt from provisions governing transport of hides and carcasses.
No rendering establishment licensed pursuant to chapter 40-17 need comply with the provisions of chapter 40-21 relating to the transport of hides or carcasses, if the carcasses are those of dead or diseased animals which are not intended for human consumption.
Source:
SL 1981, ch 293, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 22 - Hide Inspections › Section 40-22-7 - Bill of sale attached to inspector's report.

40-22-7. Bill of sale attached to inspector's report.
If ownership is claimed by a bill of sale, the inspector shall secure the original bill of sale, which shall be attached to the report submitted to the inspection agency.
Source:
SL 1939, ch 151, §3; SL 1951, ch 200, §1; SL 1951, ch 201, §1; SL 1955, ch 140, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §40.15A03; SL 1983, ch 289, §7; SL 1988, ch 328, §97.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 22 - Hide Inspections › Section 40-22-12 - Names and dates of persons delivering livestock required of person slaughtering.

40-22-12. Names and dates of persons delivering livestock required of person slaughtering.
Any person slaughtering or processing livestock outside the ownership inspection area shall, upon demand of any law enforcement officer, provide names and dates of persons who delivered livestock for slaughter that may have originated from within the ownership inspection area.
Source:
SL 1955, ch 140, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §40.15A04; SL 1983, ch 289, §12; SL 1988, ch 328, §99; SL 1991, ch 186, §22; SL 2002, ch 190, §6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 22 - Hide Inspections › Section 40-22-13 - Violation of chapter or falsification of records as felony.

40-22-13. Violation of chapter or falsification of records as felony.
Any person who intentionally falsifies any of the records required by this chapter is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
Source:
SL 1939, ch 151, §6; SL 1955, ch 140, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §40.9930; SL 1977, ch 190, §521; SL 1991, ch 186, §23.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-1 - Definition and purposes of grazing district.

40-23-1. Definition and purposes of grazing district.
A cooperative corporation organized for the purpose of aiding in the conservation of natural forage resources within a designated area to be jointly used by its members, and for aiding in the restoration and improvement of lands which may be acquired by lease or purchase from a political subdivision or from others, shall be known in this chapter as a "cooperative grazing district." "Cooperative grazing district" includes the land area within which the district operates.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1801.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-2 - Number of incorporators--Filing of articles.

40-23-2. Number of incorporators--Filing of articles.
Whenever three or more qualified persons shall desire to incorporate a cooperative grazing district, having for its object the utilization, conservation, restoration, and improvement of forage resources on their land or upon lands to be acquired by such association by purchase or lease, they shall prepare and file articles of incorporation to that effect in the Office of the Secretary of State in the manner in this chapter specified.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1802.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-3 - Execution and contents of articles of incorporation.

40-23-3. Execution and contents of articles of incorporation.
The articles of incorporation of a cooperative grazing district shall be signed, sealed, and acknowledged in the form now provided by the statutes of this state for the conveyance of real estate, and shall include the following:
(1)The name of the association;
(2)The purpose for which it is formed;
(3)The county or counties in which such district is located and the principal office or place of business in the state;
(4)The membership fee, which shall in no case be greater than five dollars;
(5)The term for which such association is incorporated, not exceeding forty years;
(6)The names and residences of the persons who subscribed to and acknowledged such articles of incorporation, together with the legal description of the lands owned by them;
(7)Names and residences of those who have subscribed for membership with a description of the lands of each.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1802.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-4 - Filing of map showing boundaries--Revision on change of boundaries--Revocation of lease for failure to file.

40-23-4. Filing of map showing boundaries--Revision on change of boundaries--Revocation of lease for failure to file.
Cooperative grazing associations organized under this chapter shall, upon completion of organization and incorporation, file with the register of deeds in the county or counties in which any such lands lie, a map or plat clearly showing the boundaries of the district proposed to be created and the name of such district. Whenever any incorporated grazing district shall enlarge or reduce the area included within its district, or change or modify its boundaries, it shall file copies of a revised map or plat as provided above for the original map or plat. Failure to file maps or plats as above provided shall be sufficient cause for a revocation, by the county commissioners, of any lease of county land which shall have been made to said district.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1807.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-5 - Arbitration of overlapping district boundaries.

40-23-5. Arbitration of overlapping district boundaries.
When any cooperative grazing districts shall have overlapping boundaries, their boundaries shall be determined by arbitration. Each district shall appoint an arbitrator, and such arbitrators shall appoint a third. The decision of any two of such three arbitrators shall be binding on both districts.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1807.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-6 - Power to lease, acquire, and dispose of land.

40-23-6. Power to lease, acquire, and dispose of land.
Each association organized under this chapter shall have the power to lease or acquire, by purchase or otherwise, lands for grazing purposes or for raising forage crops and to dispose of such lands purchased by trade, sale, or otherwise.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1803 (1).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-7 - Power to lease county land.

40-23-7. Power to lease county land.
Each association organized under this chapter shall have the power to lease from the county or counties in which the cooperative grazing district is located, land acquired by such county or counties through tax sale or otherwise, which is located in or contiguous thereto and not already under lease.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1803 (3).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-8 - Fences, reservoirs, and facilities for care of livestock.

40-23-8. Fences, reservoirs, and facilities for care of livestock.
Each association organized under this chapter shall have the power to construct or acquire fences, reservoirs, or other facilities for the care of livestock.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1803 (2).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-9 - Power to apportion grazing rights among members.

40-23-9. Power to apportion grazing rights among members.
Each association organized under this chapter shall have the power to apportion to members grazing rights within the cooperative grazing district on such terms, conditions, and limitations as may be specified by the directors thereof, or in accordance with the terms and limitations imposed for the purpose of conservation, restoration, and improvement of forage resources in the leasing of county, state, or federal land.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1803 (4).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-10 - Adoption of bylaws--Amendment.

40-23-10. Adoption of bylaws--Amendment.
Each association incorporated under this chapter shall within thirty days after its incorporation, adopt, by majority vote of its members, for its government and management, a code of bylaws, not inconsistent with the powers granted under this chapter. Such bylaws may be altered or amended by any meeting of the members, regularly called, by a two-thirds vote of the members present.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1805.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-11 - Contents of bylaws.

40-23-11. Contents of bylaws.
Each association incorporated under this chapter may under its bylaws provide for any or all of the following:
(1)The time, place, and manner of calling its meetings;
(2)That in voting at meetings, no proxies shall be allowed;
(3)The number of directors of the association, their tenure of office, and the time and manner of their election; the officers, their tenure of office, the manner of their election, and their duties;
(4)The number of members constituting a quorum;
(5)The manner of filling vacancies in the board of directors or of any office;
(6)Penalties for violation of these bylaws or of any regulation, limitations, or restrictions imposed for the conservation of forage within the district.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1805.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-12 - Right to membership in district--Compliance with requirements.

40-23-12. Right to membership in district--Compliance with requirements.
Any person, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or legally authorized agent of either thereof, owning or leasing forage producing land within or contiguous to the boundaries of the cooperative grazing district or proposed district may become a member upon payment of the membership fee, and complying with the bylaws, and complying with the regulations and limitations determined by the board of directors and by the terms of the lease of leased land within the area.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1804; SL 1994, ch 351, §96.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-14 - Membership rights on transfer of land.

40-23-14. Membership rights on transfer of land.
When any member of a cooperative grazing district shall dispose of all or a part of the lands owned or leased by him so that another individual or other individuals shall by the purchase and ownership or lease of such lands acquire right to membership, then the rights and interests involved shall be determined by the bylaws.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1804.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-16 - Directors' power to lease land.

40-23-16. Directors' power to lease land.
The directors may enter into leases on behalf of the association with persons, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, or with the county or counties in which the district is located or with the state or the federal government for tracts of land within, contiguous to, or adjacent to such districts.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1806 (6); SL 1994, ch 351, §97.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-17 - Directors' regulations--Manner of utilizing grazing.

40-23-17. Directors' regulations--Manner of utilizing grazing.
The directors shall have power to make regulations for the management and control of the affairs of the association and of the manner of utilization of grazing within their district not inconsistent with the terms, conditions, and limitations of leases of land contained therein.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1806 (2).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-18 - Directors' apportionment of grazing rights among members.

40-23-18. Directors' apportionment of grazing rights among members.
The directors shall have power to apportion grazing rights within their districts to members on a commensurate basis.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1806 (3).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-19 - Fencing and assignment of exclusive use of areas.

40-23-19. Fencing and assignment of exclusive use of areas.
Cooperative grazing associations may cross-fence any part or all of the area and assign to each member a unit so fenced for his exclusive use, provided he follows the conservation practices outlined in the bylaws.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1807.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-20 - Grazing permits to nonmembers.

40-23-20. Grazing permits to nonmembers.
The directors shall have power to grant to nonmembers grazing permits within such districts when the amount of forage within the district is greater than the need of the members, but no such permits shall be granted when such use shall be inconsistent with the terms of leases of county, state, or federal land within the district or with a safe policy of forage conservation within such district.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1806 (4).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-21 - Fees and assessments determined by directors.

40-23-21. Fees and assessments determined by directors.
The directors shall have power to determine grazing fees to be imposed on members or nonmembers on a per head basis for grazing rights or to determine assessments on members on a per head grazing basis for the purchase of lands situated within, contiguous to, or adjacent to such districts.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1806 (5).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-22 - Requirements as to male animals.

40-23-22. Requirements as to male animals.
The directors shall have power to specify the breed, quality, and number of male breeding animals which each member must furnish when stock are grazed in a common pasture within the grazing district. The association may also prescribe the breed and quality of bulls that are to run in the area.
Source:
SDC 1939, §§40.1806 (7), 40.1807.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-23 - Reserves established by directors.

40-23-23. Reserves established by directors.
The directors shall have power to set up such reserves as in their judgment may be advisable, after all costs, expenses, rentals, and other legal charges against the association have been provided for.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1806 (8).
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-24 - Purchase or lease of county lands.

40-23-24. Purchase or lease of county lands.
Any incorporated grazing association may purchase or lease any and all lands owned by the county not already leased, and located within the proposed district.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1808.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-25 - Exemption of county land from usual leasing requirements--Leased tax deed lands not subject to sale--Option for purchase by district.

40-23-25. Exemption of county land from usual leasing requirements--Leased tax deed lands not subject to sale--Option for purchase by district.
A lease pursuant to §40-23-24 shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 7-30, and such lease may be for a period of not more than ten years, with the lands thus leased not subject to sale to other parties. The lease may contain a provision for the privilege of purchase by the incorporated grazing district at any time during the term of the lease at such appraised price as shall be determined at or prior to the origination of the lease.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1808.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-26 - Regulatory powers retained by county commissioners on leased land.

40-23-26. Regulatory powers retained by county commissioners on leased land.
No lease shall be entered into pursuant to §40-23-24 until the board of county commissioners, in order to conserve and protect the existing forage resources of such county land and to restore the maximum carrying capacity of such land shall reserve the right to regulate and limit the amount of grazing thereon and the limitations and restrictions imposed shall be made a part of such lease.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1808.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-27 - Rentals for county lands--Variable scale.

40-23-27. Rentals for county lands--Variable scale.
Rentals for county lands leased under §40-23-24 shall be payable annually.
The county commissioners may provide for a variable scale of rental charges, based on market prices for livestock, or livestock products, or the number and character of stock, or the carrying capacity of the land, or on any combination of these factors.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1808.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-28 - Noncompliance with requirements as ground for forfeiture of county lease.

40-23-28. Noncompliance with requirements as ground for forfeiture of county lease.
Failure to comply with regulations prescribed in a lease pursuant to §40-23-24 relating to protection, administrations, or improvement of such grazing districts or to make payments of annual rentals within the time prescribed, shall be grounds for forfeiture and cancellation of such lease.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1808.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-29 - Exchange of county land for private land within grazing district.

40-23-29. Exchange of county land for private land within grazing district.
The board of county commissioners may exchange county lands outside a grazing district for privately owned land of approximately equal value within a grazing district.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1808.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 23 - Cooperative Grazing Districts › Section 40-23-30 - Distribution of property on dissolution of grazing district.

40-23-30. Distribution of property on dissolution of grazing district.
Whenever any cooperative grazing district is dissolved by act of its board of directors or otherwise, then the rights and interests therein shall be distributed among the members in proportion to the amounts paid in by the various members as assessments, as nearly as the board of directors may determine.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1809.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-1 - Number of organizers required to form association.

40-25-1. Number of organizers required to form association.
Any number of persons not less than six, may associate themselves together as a cooperative association, society, or company for the purpose of conducting a purebred livestock registry association.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1601.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-2 - Written articles of association required--Contents.

40-25-2. Written articles of association required--Contents.
The persons forming a purebred livestock registry association shall sign and acknowledge written articles which shall contain the name of the association and the names and residences of the persons forming the same. Such articles shall also contain a statement of the breed of livestock for registration of which said association is formed and no association shall be formed for the purpose of registration for more than one particular breed of livestock. The said articles shall also designate the municipality within this state where the principal place of business and records of said association shall be located but provision may be made for business meetings of the stockholders and directors outside of the State of South Dakota by said articles of incorporation.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1602; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-3 - Stock and membership provisions in articles of association.

40-25-3. Stock and membership provisions in articles of association.
The articles of a purebred livestock registry association shall also set forth whether or not interests in the corporation shall be evidenced by shares of stock or by certificates of membership or by both. The articles may provide for the issuance of stock in shares of no par value and in such case shall state the number of shares of such stock issued by the association. The articles may also provide that in lieu of stock, certificates of membership of a value to be fixed by the bylaws may be issued.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1602.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-4 - Amendment of articles by association--Procedure--Filing of amendment.

40-25-4. Amendment of articles by association--Procedure--Filing of amendment.
Any purebred livestock registry association may amend its articles of incorporation by a majority vote of its stockholders at any regular stockholders' meeting or at any special stockholders' meeting called for that purpose upon thirty days' written notice to the stockholders, a copy of such notice to be mailed separately to each stockholder at his last known address or to be published in a newspaper located nearest to the principal place of business of such association for at least two weeks next preceding the time of holding such meeting, which notice shall state the time and place of the meeting and the amendment or amendments to be proposed. Any amendment to the articles of incorporation may be made which could have been made as a provision of the original articles. Within thirty days after the adoption of the amendment to its articles of incorporation the association shall cause a copy of such amendment, properly certified by the presiding officer and secretary of the meeting at which such amendment was made, to be recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State and any amendment so adopted and recorded shall be a part of the Constitution and bylaws of the association.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1603.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-5 - Term of existence of association--Extension of term.

40-25-5. Term of existence of association--Extension of term.
A purebred livestock registry association may be formed for a term not exceeding fifty years and such term may be extended for like periods of fifty years so long as the members and directors thereof may comply with the Constitution and laws of the State of South Dakota relative to such associations.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1601.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-6 - Articles filed to extend term of association--Contents.

40-25-6. Articles filed to extend term of association--Contents.
Any association formed under the provisions of this chapter may extend its term of existence at any time within the last year of its then existing term, as evidenced by its articles of incorporation, or any amended articles, by filing with the secretary of state articles of incorporation such as are required for formation of an association, under the provisions of this chapter, and containing the additional statement that such articles are filed for the purpose of extending the term of existence of said association for such additional term as may be specified, not exceeding the term of fifty years for each separate extension.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1604.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-7 - Adoption and amendment of bylaws--Contents.

40-25-7. Adoption and amendment of bylaws--Contents.
The bylaws of a purebred livestock registry association shall be adopted at the organization meeting of the association after its original articles of incorporation have been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, and such bylaws may be amended at any meeting of the stockholders called in the same manner and with the same notice as is required for amending the articles of incorporation. A majority vote of the stockholders or members of the association shall be required to adopt the original bylaws or any amendment thereof. The bylaws may provide all matters necessary for conduct of the activities of the association in accordance with the Constitution and laws of this state and the articles of incorporation of the association.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1606.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-8 - Voting by stockholders or members--Proxy voting.

40-25-8. Voting by stockholders or members--Proxy voting.
No person shall be entitled to more than one vote at any stockholders' meeting no matter how many shares of stock or membership certificates in a purebred livestock registry association he may hold, but nothing in this section shall prevent any person from exercising the voting rights of any other person or persons by virtue of a proxy, in accordance with the bylaws of the association.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1607.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-9 - Directors to manage affairs of association--Terms of office.

40-25-9. Directors to manage affairs of association--Terms of office.
A purebred livestock registry association shall be managed by a board of not less than six nor more than fifteen directors to be elected by and from the stockholders of the association at such time and for such terms as the said bylaws may prescribe and to hold office for the time for which they are elected and said bylaws shall provide for the election of one-third of the said directors for succeeding terms in annual, biennial, triennial succession so that the board of directors may operate as a continuing body or board. All directors shall hold office until their successors are elected and have entered upon the discharge of their duties.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1608.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-10 - Officers of association.

40-25-10. Officers of association.
The officers of every purebred livestock registry association shall be a president, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary, and a treasurer, who shall be elected annually by the directors and each of such officers must be a director of the association. The office of secretary and treasurer may be combined and when so combined the person filling the office shall be the secretary-treasurer.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1609.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-11 - Salaries paid by association--Ownership of property.

40-25-11. Salaries paid by association--Ownership of property.
A purebred livestock registry association shall have power to pay such salaries as its stockholders or directors may prescribe and own such real and personal property as may be required for efficient operation of its business and accomplishment of the purposes for which organized.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1605.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-12 - Operation as nonprofit corporation--Purposes.

40-25-12. Operation as nonprofit corporation--Purposes.
A purebred livestock registry association shall operate as a nonprofit-making corporation and for the promotion of the purebred livestock industry by educational and regulatory measures.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1605.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-13 - General corporate powers of association.

40-25-13. General corporate powers of association.
Any association created under the provisions of this chapter shall have power to conduct the business of a purebred livestock registry association and to do all things necessary to promote the best interests of said association in accordance with law and the articles of incorporation.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1605.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-14 - Records and certificates admissible in evidence--Prima facie evidence of pedigree.

40-25-14. Records and certificates admissible in evidence--Prima facie evidence of pedigree.
The records of a purebred livestock registry association or any certified copy thereof or any certificate of pedigree given under the hand of the president and the secretary and under the seal of said association, shall be admissible in evidence before any court, board, or tribunal within this state, and any certificate of pedigree of any animal so given shall be prima facie evidence before all courts, boards, or tribunals of the pedigree of said animal.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1610.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 25 - Livestock Registry Associations › Section 40-25-15 - Fraudulent registration or transfer of registration as misdemeanor--False pedigree.

40-25-15. Fraudulent registration or transfer of registration as misdemeanor--False pedigree.
Every person who by any false pretense shall obtain from any club, association, society, or company for improving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine, or other domestic animals, the registration of any animal in the herd register of any such club, association, society, or company, or a transfer of any such registration, and every person who shall knowingly give a false pedigree of any animal, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §13.1819; SL 1977, ch 190, §524.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 27 - Liens On Livestock › Section 40-27-1 - Agister's lien for service and supplies--Entitled to retain possession.

40-27-1. Agister's lien for service and supplies--Entitled to retain possession.
Any person to whom any domesticated animal shall be entrusted by the owner thereof or pursuant to his authority for the purpose of feeding, herding, pasturing, or ranging shall have a lien thereon for the amount that may be due for such service and supplies except as otherwise provided in §40-27-2. Such lien shall entitle the person to retain possession of such domesticated animals until the amount due is paid.
Source:
SDC 1939, §39.1001.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 27 - Liens On Livestock › Section 40-27-2 - Authority from owner required for agister's lien.

40-27-2. Authority from owner required for agister's lien.
Section 40-27-1 shall not be construed to give a lien upon any animal if the same was not owned by the person entrusting it for keep unless such animal was so entrusted pursuant to authority from the owner. The provisions of such section shall not apply to stolen animals.
Source:
SDC 1939, §39.1002.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 27 - Liens On Livestock › Section 40-27-3 - Notice to mortgagee of agister's lien--Contents and service--Priority over mortgage.

40-27-3. Notice to mortgagee of agister's lien--Contents and service--Priority over mortgage.
In the event animals subject to a lien under §40-27-1 shall be mortgaged, the person to whom entrusted may serve notice in writing on the mortgagee to the effect that he is feeding, herding, pasturing, or ranging said animals, or is about to do so. Such notice shall describe the animals generally and give the name and address of the person entrusting the same and the date when the service commenced or a future date when it is to commence, and the probable amount of the charge for such service and supplies. The notice may be served personally upon the mortgagee or by sending the same by registered or certified mail to said mortgagee at his post office address as set out in the mortgage. Upon service of such notice any charges for service or supplies subsequently accruing pursuant to the notice shall be a prior lien to said mortgage to the extent only of the value of said service and supplies.
Source:
SDC 1939, §39.1001.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 27 - Liens On Livestock › Section 40-27-12 - Veterinarian's vaccination lien.

40-27-12. Veterinarian's vaccination lien.
Every duly licensed and registered veterinarian shall have a lien for vaccinating livestock for cholera, anthrax, blackleg, hemorrhagic septicemia, or swine erysipelas from the date of such vaccination upon all livestock so vaccinated.
Source:
SDC 1939, §39.1401; SL 1943, ch 141.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 27 - Liens On Livestock › Section 40-27-13 - Veterinarian's statement filed with register of deeds--Contents--Filing and indexing.

40-27-13. Veterinarian's statement filed with register of deeds--Contents--Filing and indexing.
Any veterinarian entitled to a lien under §40-27-12 shall make an account in writing, stating the kind and number of livestock vaccinated, the price agreed upon for such vaccination, which shall not be in excess of the price usually charged for such services, the name of the person for whom said vaccinating was done, and description of the livestock vaccinated, and if branded shall describe the brand thereon, and after making oath to the correctness of the account shall file the same in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the person owning such livestock resides.
The register of deeds shall number, file, and index the said lien in the personal property index.
Source:
SDC 1939, §39.1402.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 27 - Liens On Livestock › Section 40-27-14 - Priority of vaccination lien if filed within twenty days.

40-27-14. Priority of vaccination lien if filed within twenty days.
A lien under §40-27-12 shall have priority over all conveyances and encumbrances upon said livestock if filed within twenty days from the day on which said vaccination was completed.
Source:
SDC 1939, §39.1403.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 27 - Liens On Livestock › Section 40-27-15 - Innocent purchasers and encumbrancers not affected by vaccination lien filed late.

40-27-15. Innocent purchasers and encumbrancers not affected by vaccination lien filed late.
The lien under §40-27-12 shall not affect the rights of innocent purchasers or encumbrancers of the livestock unless the lien statement be filed within twenty days after completion of the vaccination.
Source:
SDC 1939, §39.1401; SL 1943, ch 141.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 27 - Liens On Livestock › Section 40-27-16 - Foreclosure of liens on livestock.

40-27-16. Foreclosure of liens on livestock.
Any lien arising under the provisions of this chapter may be foreclosed under the provisions of chapter 21-53 or under the provisions of chapter 21-54 subject to the right of any person adversely interested to require a foreclosure under chapter 21-53.
Source:
SDC 1939, §§39.1003, 39.1105, 39.1404.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-1 - Permitting adult male animal to run at large as petty offense.

40-28-1. Permitting adult male animal to run at large as petty offense.
It is a petty offense for the owner or person in charge of any stallion over the age of eighteen months, or any bull over the age of ten months, or any ram or boar over the age of eight months to permit the same to run at large.
Source:
SDC 1939, §§40.1311, 40.9920; SL 1977, ch 190, §530.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-2 - Castration lawful for adult male animal running at large--Liability for unauthorized castration.

40-28-2. Castration lawful for adult male animal running at large--Liability for unauthorized castration.
It shall be lawful for any person to castrate or cause to be castrated any animal described in §40-28-1 found running at large; but if any person shall castrate any stallion, bull, ram, or boar, and it shall be proved that such animal was not of a class of stock prohibited from running at large by §40-28-1, such person shall be liable for damages to the amount of the value of such animal so castrated.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1311.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-3 - Running at large defined.

40-28-3. Running at large defined.
For the purpose of §§40-28-1 and 40-28-2 the term "running at large" shall mean intentionally left outside of the inclosure of a legal fence, and off of the lands owned or controlled by the owner of such animal.
Source:
SDC 1939, §40.1311.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-4 - Liability for trespass by livestock--Exception where fence inadequate.

40-28-4. Liability for trespass by livestock--Exception where fence inadequate.
Except as in this chapter otherwise provided, any person owning or having charge or possession of any buffalo, horses, mules, cattle, goats, sheep, or swine that trespass upon the land, either fenced or unfenced, owned by or in possession of any person, or being cropped by any person injured by such trespass, is liable to any such person injured for all damages sustained by reason of the trespass. No person is liable under this chapter if the person injured has maintained an inadequate partition fence and notice thereof has been given pursuant to §43-23-5 or if the person is not required to build the fence because of frozen earth pursuant to §43-23-7.
Source:
CCivP 1877, §747; SL 1883, ch 115, §1; SL 1885 (Spec. Laws), ch 17, §§4, 5; CL 1887, §5569; RCCivP 1903, §§817, 829, 830; SL 1907, ch 244, §1; RC 1919, §§2921, 2922; SL 1919, ch 350; SL 1921, ch 405; SL 1933, ch 6; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.2401; SL 1978, ch 286; SL 2001, ch 224, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-5 - Trespass liability not applicable to unfenced lands within national forests.

40-28-5. Trespass liability not applicable to unfenced lands within national forests.
No person is liable for damages caused by buffalo, horses, cattle, mules, goats, or sheep owned by the person, that trespass upon lands within the exterior boundaries of the Black Hills and Harney National Forests, if the lands were not at the time of the trespass enclosed by a legal fence, as defined in §§43-23-3 and 43-23-4.
Source:
SL 1933, ch 6; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.2401; SL 2001, ch 224, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-6 - Notice to livestock owner of injury from trespass.

40-28-6. Notice to livestock owner of injury from trespass.
The person claiming injury from trespass of livestock, before commencing action thereon shall notify the owner or person having in charge such livestock, of the injury and probable amount of the damages, provided he knows to whom such livestock belongs.
Source:
CCivP 1877, §749; SL 1885 (Spec. Laws), ch 17, §6; CL 1887, §5571; RCCivP 1903, §§819, 831; SL 1907, ch 244, §3; RC 1919, §2923; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.2402.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-7 - Retention of trespassing livestock until damages paid.

40-28-7. Retention of trespassing livestock until damages paid.
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.
Source:
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 & Supp 1960, §37.2403.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-8 - Notice to owner of seizure of trespassing animals.

40-28-8. Notice to owner of seizure of trespassing animals.
Whenever any animal or animals are restrained under §40-28-7, the person restraining the same shall forthwith notify the owner or person in whose custody the same were at the time the trespass was committed, of the seizure thereof, providing the owner or person who had the same in charge is known to the person making said seizure.
Source:
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 & Supp 1960, §37.2403.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-9 - Security given by owner for release of trespassing animals held for damages.

40-28-9. Security given by owner for release of trespassing animals held for damages.
The security required by §40-28-7 shall be in the form of a bond or other undertaking, signed by the owner of the trespassing animal or animals and shall run to the person claiming damages. The bond or other undertaking shall be for twice the amount of damages claimed and in no case less than one hundred dollars.
Source:
SL 1917, ch 371; RC 1919, §2924; SL 1921, ch 404; SL 1925, ch 294; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.2403; SL 1983, ch 290, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-10 - Livestock owner's bond to be approved by sheriff--Release of animals--Sheriff's fee.

40-28-10. Livestock owner's bond to be approved by sheriff--Release of animals--Sheriff's fee.
If the person aggrieved is not satisfied with the sufficiency of the bond and the parties cannot agree, a bond shall be furnished and shall be approved by the sheriff and after his approval the person holding the trespassing animal or animals is required to turn them over to the owner. Failure to do so makes him a trespasser. The owner of the trespassing animal or animals shall pay the sheriff five dollars for approving the bond and the owner shall be taxed with the costs if a suit is instituted later.
Source:
SL 1917, ch 371; RC 1919, §2924; SL 1921, ch 404; SL 1925, ch 294; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.2403; SL 1983, ch 290, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 40 - Animals and Livestock › Chapter 28 - Damage By Animals Trespassing Or Running At Large › Section 40-28-11 - Notice to sheriff when livestock owner fails to take up trespassing animals--Sheriff to take possession and care for animals.

40-28-11. Notice to sheriff when livestock owner fails to take up trespassing animals--Sheriff to take possession and care for animals.
If the owner or person who formerly had the animals in charge is unknown, or if he neglects or refuses for three days after receiving notice as provided in §40-28-8 to take up the animals or to furnish the bond provided for in §40-28-9, then the person restraining the animals may, instead of retaining them in his own custody, notify the sheriff of the county in which the animals were taken. It is the duty of the sheriff, within three days after receiving notice, to take the offending animals into his possession and to handle them in the same manner as estray animals under the provisions of chapter 40-29.
Source:
SL 1921, ch 404; SL 1925, ch 294; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.2403; SL 1983, ch 290, §3.