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SDCL § 40-28-2: Castration lawful for adult male animal running at large--Liability for unauthorized castration.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 40. ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK
- CHAPTER 40-28. DAMAGE BY ANIMALS TRESPASSING OR RUNNING AT LARGE
It shall be lawful for any person to castrate or cause to be castrated any animal described in § 40-28-1 found running at large; but if any person shall castrate any stallion, bull, ram, or boar, and it shall be proved that such animal was not of a class of stock prohibited from running at large by § 40-28-1, such person shall be liable for damages to the amount of the value of such animal so castrated.
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