It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any buyer of livestock at a licensed livestock auction market in the ownership inspection area, or any person on the buyer's behalf, to remove any livestock from the market until the livestock have been inspected for ownership as provided in § 40-20-26.
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-20-37
Removal of livestock before ownership inspection prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor
Source: SL 1991, ch 335, § 4.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.