No dog may be declared vicious if an injury or damage is sustained to any person who was committing a willful trespass or other tort upon premises occupied by the owner or keeper of the dog, or who was teasing, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or was committing or attempting to commit a crime.
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-34-15
Injury to person trespassing, teasing dog, or attempting to commit crime
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Tipton v. City of Tabor (1997)
Most recently applied in Tipton v. City of Tabor (July 1997)
Source: SL 1988, ch 330, § 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.