{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-38-18-3.4","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 38-18-3.4","heading":"Abandoned apiary--Destruction, treatment or seizure of bees and equipment.","body":"The failure to file an application registering an apiary pursuant to § 38-18-3, or the failure to identify a location pursuant to § 38-18-3.3, constitutes abandonment of the apiary. If the abandoned bees and bee equipment are found to be infested with a regulated pest, the secretary shall immediately treat or destroy the apiary. If the apiary is not infested with a regulated pest, the secretary may, upon finding in a contested case proceeding conducted pursuant to chapter 1-26 that there is no justifiable excuse for failure to comply with § 38-18-3 or 38-18-3.3, claim and seize the abandoned bees and bee equipment for use or sale.","path":["TITLE 38. AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE","CHAPTER 38-18. APIARIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/38-18-3.4","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"de0d1ab63198fc957a7cf761fdfdeca8aa8fb104afbaad303f8a3c34918093ed","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-38-18-3.3","next":"us-sd/sdcl-38-18-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}