38-18-10. Infested colony or apiary as public nuisance--Treatment or destruction of infested apiaries--Violation as misdemeanor--Additional penalty.
Any colony or apiary infested with a regulated pest is a public nuisance. The owner or person in charge of maintaining an apiary shall, upon finding that a regulated pest is present in the apiary, immediately treat the regulated pest or destroy or remove the infested apiary or upon receiving written notice pursuant to §38-18-16 comply with such notice. Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition to the criminal penalty imposed by this section, a person is subject to a further penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars per day, for each day he remains in violation of this section.
Source: SL 1947, ch 6, §9; SL 1959, ch 2, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1109; SL 1976, ch 243, §7; SL 1986, ch 330, §12.