For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FERAL ANIMALS. Livestock or pets not effectively controlled by any person and exhibiting predatory, scavenger or vicious tendencies.
LIVESTOCK. Mammals or birds of a type which are typically kept for draft, production of food or the hides, plumage or pelts of which are generally marketable. This includes, but is not limited to, cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, mink, chinchilla, nutria, horses, donkeys, burros and rabbits.
PETS. Mammals of a type generally housed in or near a human habitation and kept for companionship, protection, hunting or show. This includes, but is not limited to, dogs, cats, monkeys and domesticated wild animals, such as skunks and raccoons. Guide dogs are not PETS.
WILD ANIMALS. Mammals, reptiles or birds of a type not commonly domesticated which are indigenous to this or other areas and not subject to immediate human control or restraint.
(Prior Code, § L-8-2)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-29-1 and 9-29-12