S.D. Codified Laws § 7-18A-2

Authority to enact, amend, and repeal ordinances and resolutions--Penalties for violation

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Rantapaa v. Black Hills Chair Lift Co. (2001)

Most recently applied in Tibbs v. Moody County Board of Commissioners (July 2014)

Source: SL 1975, ch 82, § 2; SL 1989, ch 67, § 1; SL 1991, ch 187, § 1; SL 2007, ch 39, § 1.

Each county may enact, amend, and repeal such ordinances and resolutions as may be proper and necessary to carry into effect the powers granted to it by law and provide for the enforcement of each violation of any ordinance by means of any or all of the following:

(1) A fine not to exceed the fine established by subdivision 22-6-2(2) for each violation, or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty days for each violation, or by both the fine and imprisonment; or

(2) An action for civil injunctive relief, pursuant to chapter 21-8.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.