{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-40-1-2.3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 40-1-2.3","heading":"Neglect, abandonment, or mistreatment of animal--Exception--Penalty.","body":"No person owning or responsible for the care of an animal may neglect, abandon, or mistreat the animal, except that any person may abandon a feral cat for which the person assumed responsibility with the sole purpose of spaying or neutering the cat. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 40. ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 40-1. CRUELTY, ABUSE AND INJURY TO ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/40-1-2.3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"04375cb2a7fdaa8cf3d458ebca54b40d8375e776056aeed3e9b893e021b05080","source_id":"us-sd","stale":false,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-40-1-2.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-40-1-2.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}