If the Animal Industry Board determines that rabies exists in any animal, the board may kill such animal and any animal there is reason to believe has been bitten by any animal affected with rabies.
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-12-2
Destruction of rabid animal required
Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0601; SL 1990, ch 325, § 209.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.