40-14-2. Certificate of veterinary inspection required for importation of livestock--Exceptions--Violation as felony.Any animal brought into this state for any purpose except immediate slaughter or as otherwise provided for in rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the Animal Industry Board shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection, issued by authority of the state or territory from which it originates, or by authority of the United States Department of Agriculture. The certificate shall verify that the animal is free from signs of contagious, infectious, epidemic, or communicable disease, and from signs of infestation of destructive parasites. The certificate shall verify that the animal does not originate from a district of quarantine, infestation, or infection, and that it has been inspected within a period of not more than thirty days before the arrival of the animal. Any person who brings animals into the state in violation of this section is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Source: SDC 1939, §40.0301; SL 1950 (SS), ch 7, §1; SL 1977, ch 190, §483; SL 1979, ch 270, §1; SL 1990, ch 325, §226; SL 2012, ch 199, §1; SL 2013, ch 202, §146.
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