40-19-1. Use of unregistered brand as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to hot iron brand any domestic animal or other livestock or to otherwise use any recordable brand, unless the brand is valid as provided by law and is registered in the name of the user with the Office of the State Brand Board.
Source: SDC 1939, §§40.1208, 40.9910; SL 1951, ch 199, §1; SL 1977, ch 190, §504; SL 1984, ch 269, §2; SL 1992, ch 288, §3.