§ 38-20A-3

S.D. Codified Laws § 38-20A-3 (2026)

Declaration as pest--Public hearing.

SL 1947, ch 99 , § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 22.12A06 (1) (a); SDCL, § 39-19-3; SL 1985, ch 15 , § 51; SL 2020, ch 173 , § 3.

The secretary is authorized, after holding a public hearing, to declare as a pest any form of plant or animal life or virus which is injurious to any plant, person, domestic animal, or substance.

Source: SL 1947, ch 99 , § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 22.12A06 (1) (a); SDCL, § 39-19-3; SL 1985, ch 15 , § 51; SL 2020, ch 173 , § 3.