{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-40-1-23","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 40-1-23","heading":"Potentially dangerous animal--Enclosure--Accompaniment by owner or caretaker--Restraint--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"The owner or caretaker of a potentially dangerous animal shall keep such animal in a proper enclosure. If a potentially dangerous animal is not in a proper enclosure, it shall be directly accompanied by its owner or caretaker and confined or restrained in such a manner that, after investigation by the board, any peace officer, or any officer or agent of a humane society, it is not a dangerous animal. The ownership or possession of a dangerous animal in 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/40-1-23","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"c7702649a16faaee7f7b3c258afe2e5222bf0293e639dee308054c167c46177c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-40-1-22","next":"us-sd/sdcl-40-1-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}