South Dakota § 38-18-10 - Infested colony or apiary as public nuisance--Treatment or destruction of infested apiaries--Violation as misdemeanor--Additional penalty.
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§ 38-18-10. Infested colony or apiary as public nuisance--Treatment or destruction of infested apiaries--Violation as misdemeanor--Additional penalty.
Any colony or apiary infested with a regulated pest is a public nuisance. The owner or person in charge of maintaining an apiary shall, upon finding that a regulated pest is present in the apiary, immediately treat the regulated pest or destroy or remove the infested apiary or upon receiving written notice pursuant to § 38-18-16 comply with such notice. Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition to the criminal penalty imposed by this section, a person is subject to a further penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars per day, for each day he remains in violation of this section.
Source: SL 1947, ch 6, § 9; SL 1959, ch 2, § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.1109; SL 1976, ch 243, § 7; SL 1986, ch 330, § 12.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-18-10 ("Infested colony or apiary as public nuisance--Treatment or destruction of infested apiaries--Violation as misdemeanor--Additional penalty.") 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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