Every person who shall lay out strychnine or other poison within the limits of any municipality, or within one mile of any dwelling house, or any barn, stable, or outbuilding used at the time for the keeping or shelter of horses, cattle, sheep, or swine, or within onehalf mile of any traveled highway, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, except as provided by §§ 34-20-25 to 34-20-28, inclusive.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
For details, see § 22-6-2

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-20-24

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: PenC 1877, § 450; CL 1887, § 6651; RPenC 1903, § 464; RC 1919, § 3977; SL 1921, ch 328; SL 1937, ch 191; SDC 1939, § 13.1502; SL 1977, ch 190, § 51; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.