South Dakota § 7-18A-2 - Authority to enact, amend, and repeal ordinances and resolutions--Penalties for violation.
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§ 7-18A-2. Authority to enact, amend, and repeal ordinances and resolutions--Penalties for violation.
Each county may enact, amend, and repeal such ordinances and resolutions as may be proper and necessary to carry into effect the powers granted to it by law and provide for the enforcement of each violation of any ordinance by means of any or all of the following:
(1) A fine not to exceed the fine established by subdivision 22-6-2(2) for each violation, or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty days for each violation, or by both the fine and imprisonment; or
(2) An action for civil injunctive relief, pursuant to chapter 21-8.
Source: SL 1975, ch 82, § 2; SL 1989, ch 67, § 1; SL 1991, ch 187, § 1; SL 2007, ch 39, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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