It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to hot iron brand any domestic animal or other livestock or to otherwise use any recordable brand, unless the brand is valid as provided by law and is registered in the name of the user with the Office of the State Brand Board.
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-19-1
Use of unregistered brand as misdemeanor
Source: SDC 1939, §§ 40.1208, 40.9910; SL 1951, ch 199, § 1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 504; SL 1984, ch 269, § 2; SL 1992, ch 288, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.