No person owning or responsible for the care of an animal may neglect, abandon, or mistreat the animal, except that any person may abandon a feral cat for which the person assumed responsibility with the sole purpose of spaying or neutering the cat. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1991, ch 331 , § 3; SL 2014, ch 194 , § 3; SL 2024, ch 169 , § 1.
Neglect, abandonment, or mistreatment of animal--Exception--Penalty
SDCL § 40-1-2.3 — under CRUELTY, ABUSE AND INJURY TO ANIMALS.
SDCL § 40-1-2.3