Any person to whom any domesticated animal shall be entrusted by the owner thereof or pursuant to his authority for the purpose of feeding, herding, pasturing, or ranging shall have a lien thereon for the amount that may be due for such service and supplies except as otherwise provided in § 40-27-2. Such lien shall entitle the person to retain possession of such domesticated animals until the amount due is paid.
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-27-1
Agister's lien for service and supplies--Entitled to retain possession
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Maher v. Mortenson (In Re Mortenson) (1984)
Most recently applied in Colburn v. Hartshorn (December 2013)
Source: SDC 1939, § 39.1001.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.