South Dakota § 39-5-32 - Meat and meat products not to be used for human consumption--Denaturing or identification as inedible required.

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§ 39-5-32. Meat and meat products not to be used for human consumption--Denaturing or identification as inedible required.

Inspection shall not be provided under this chapter at any establishment for the slaughter of livestock, or the preparation of any carcasses or parts or products of livestock, which are not intended for use as human food, but such articles shall, unless naturally inedible by humans, be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by regulations of the secretary of the Animal Industry Board to deter their use for human food. No person shall sell, donate, transport, or offer or receive for sale or transportation, in this state any such carcasses, parts thereof, or meat food products which are not intended for use as human food unless they are denatured or otherwise identified as required by the regulations of the secretary or are naturally inedible by humans.

Source: SL 1968, ch 158, § 8.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 39-5-32 ("Meat and meat products not to be used for human consumption--Denaturing or identification as inedible required.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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