{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-40-28-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 40-28-2","heading":"Castration lawful for adult male animal running at large--Liability for unauthorized castration.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 40. ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 40-28. DAMAGE BY ANIMALS TRESPASSING OR RUNNING AT LARGE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/40-28-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"49c32f12e482b1c1bdfe7fcdd36ec5dc8299fc01a45d62257a26416da9ef050b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-40-28-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-40-28-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}