It shall be unlawful for any person to have any animal which is owned, kept, harbored, or allowed to be habitually in or upon the premises occupied by the owner or under the owner’s control to be at large and to go in or upon the private premises of others or upon any public property. Any animal found in or upon the private premises of others or upon any public property in violation hereof shall be impounded by the Animal Control Officer or designated Animal Control Agency. Whenever an animal is found running at large, the same shall constitute prima facie evidence that the owner permitted it to run at large.
(Prior Code, § 2.0102) Penalty, see § 90.999
Statutory reference:
Power to regulate or prohibit the running at large of animals, see SDCL § 9-29-12