SDCL § 40-1-39: Rebuttable presumption of maliciousness.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 40. ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK
- CHAPTER 40-1. CRUELTY, ABUSE AND INJURY TO ANIMALS
In a prosecution for a violation of § 40-1-38, evidence that the defendant initiated or continued conduct as described in § 40-1-38 after being requested to discontinue that conduct or similar conduct by a person with a disability being served or assisted by the service animal gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that the conduct was initiated or continued maliciously. A conviction and imposition of a sentence under §§ 40-1-38 to 40-1-40, inclusive, does not prevent a conviction and imposition of a sentence under any other applicable provision of law.
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