No person shall maltreat or abuse or neglect any animal or fowl. Any animal control officer finding an animal or fowl mistreated as described in this section shall have the power to lawfully enter the premises where the animal is kept and demand to examine the animal and to take possession of the animal, when in his or her opinion, the animal requires humane treatment.
(1992 Code, § 7-5) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 78-86, passed 8-25-1986) Penalty, see § 10.999
Statutory reference:
Cruelty to animals, see SDCL ch. 40-1
Municipal authority to prohibit and punish cruelty to animals, see SDCL 9-29-11