It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any veterinarian to issue a certificate of veterinary inspection or test chart if the veterinarian has not properly inspected or tested the livestock to which it relates, in accordance with the statements in the certificate and the procedures indicated on the test chart, or to represent in the certificate or test chart that the veterinarian has inspected or tested any animal if the veterinarian has not personally and properly made the inspection or test.
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-14-10
Certification by veterinarian without inspection of animals as misdemeanor
Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0309; SL 1977, ch 190, § 488; SL 1990, ch 325, § 233; SL 2013, ch 202, § 149.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.