Section 40-6-3 - Certificate of health required for importation of cattle over six months old--Distribution of copies of certificate. - South Dakota Statutes

40-6-3. Certificate of health required for importation of cattle over six months old--Distribution of copies of certificate. Except as provided in §§ 40-6-4 to 40-6-6, inclusive, any cow, heifer, or bull over six months old brought into this state for any purpose other than immediate slaughter or exhibition, unless from a herd duly accredited as free from tuberculosis or from territory designated by the Animal Industry Board as practically free from tuberculosis, shall be accompanied by a certificate of health, issued in duplicate by authority of the state or territory from which such animal originated, or by authority of the United States Department of Agriculture showing that such animal has been tested for tuberculosis in accordance with the rules, promulgated by the Animal Industry Board, and has not reacted to the test. One of the duplicate certificates shall be immediately mailed to the Animal Industry Board at Pierre, in time for it to be received before such animal arrives at its destination, and the other shall be attached to the bill of lading when such animal is brought into the state.

Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0303; SL 1990, ch 325, § 52.