For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 40-1, an animal care and control agency is any municipal or county animal control agency or authority authorized to enforce municipal or county ordinances regulating the care, control, licensing, or treatment of animals within the municipality or county, and any nonprofit corporation organized under § 40-2-1 that contracts with a municipality or county to enforce the municipal or county ordinances governing animal care and control.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 40-2-8

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

Source: SL 2006, ch 211, § 4.