Any person, firm, or corporation abandoning or discarding in any public or private place accessible to children any chest, closet, piece of furniture, refrigerator, icebox, or other article having a compartment of a capacity of one and onehalf cubic feet or more and having a door or lid which when closed cannot be opened easily from the inside, or who being the owner, lessee, or manager of such place, knowingly permits such abandoned or discarded article to remain in such condition is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 2 misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $500
For details, see § 22-6-2

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-28-3

  • Children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1955, ch 33; SDC Supp 1960, § 13.1626; SL 1977, ch 190, § 78.