CHAPTER 196

(SB 75)

Local governments may not regulate ownership of certain dog breeds.

        ENTITLED, An Act to prohibit local governments from enacting, maintaining, or enforcing regulations on certain dog breeds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

    Section 1. That chapter 40-34 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

    No local government, as defined in § 6-1-12, may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance, policy, resolution, or other enactment that is specific as to the breed or perceived breed of a dog. This section does not impair the right of any local government unit to enact, maintain, or enforce any form of regulation that applies to all dogs.

     Signed March 14, 2014

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