The board of county commissioners of each of the counties of the State of South Dakota may provide that if any person owning or keeping more than five dogs shall fail to keep such dogs within the confines of his own property, such failure shall amount to a public nuisance and be subject to the provisions of §§ 21-10-5, 21-10-6, and 21-10-9.
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-34-4
Dogs at large declared nuisance by county commissioners--Abatement
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Tipton v. City of Tabor (1997)
Most recently applied in Tipton v. Town of Tabor (July 1997)
Source: SL 1964, ch 30, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.