40-25-14. Records and certificates admissible in evidence--Prima facie evidence of pedigree.
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.
Source: SDC 1939, §40.1610.