If the animal is determined to be an estray by the sheriff or the board, it shall be promptly sold through the most convenient livestock auction market. The net proceeds of such sale shall be paid to the board to be placed into the brand inspection and theft prevention fund. If ownership of the estray is not determined within one year from the date the estray was found the net proceeds of the sale of the estray shall escheat to the South Dakota livestock ownership inspection and theft prevention fund.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 40-29-25

  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC

Source: SL 1988, ch 328, § 116.