South Dakota Codified Laws 34-22-1.1. State system of quarantine–Inspection and isolation of conveyances of common carriers
If necessary the Department of Health may establish and enforce a system of quarantine against the introduction into the state of any communicable disease by a common carrier doing business across the state’s borders. Any member, officer, or agent of the department may board any conveyance used by a common carrier to inspect the conveyance. If the conveyance is found infected, contaminated, or otherwise containing any disease-causing agent, the department may detain the conveyance, and isolate and quarantine any or all persons found in the conveyance, including luggage, until all danger of disease from the conveyance is removed.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-22-1.1
- Communicable disease: includes :
(a) An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission of that agent or its products from an infected person, animal, fomite, or reservoir to a susceptible host, either directly or indirectly, through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or inanimate environment and which is determined to be a reportable disease pursuant to §. See South Dakota Codified Laws 34-22-1
Source: SL 1913, ch 109, § 6; RC 1919, § 7669; SDC 1939, § 27.0107; SDCL § 34-22-1; SL 2015, ch 181, § 2.