An Act to allow a person to temporarily take responsibility of a feral animal cat or dog for the purpose of spaying or neutering the animal.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 40-1-2.3 be AMENDED:

40-1-2.3. No person owning or responsible for the care of an animal may neglect, abandon, or mistreat the animal, except that any person may abandon a feral animal cat or dog for which the person assumed responsibility with the sole purpose of spaying or neutering the animal cat or dog. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.