The records of a purebred livestock registry association or any certified copy thereof or any certificate of pedigree given under the hand of the president and the secretary and under the seal of said association, shall be admissible in evidence before any court, board, or tribunal within this state, and any certificate of pedigree of any animal so given shall be prima facie evidence before all courts, boards, or tribunals of the pedigree of said animal.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 40-25-14

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper, and also the word "seal" written or printed on such paper. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 40.1610.