For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 40-1, an animal control officer is any person employed, contracted, or appointed pursuant to § 40-2-7 by an animal care and control agency or humane society to aid in the enforcement of ordinances or laws regulating the care and control of animals.
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-2-9
Animal control officer defined
Source: SL 2006, ch 211, § 5.
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