SB81

Clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal.

Complete·3/9/26

Clarifies the prohibition on injuring or harassing service animals in South Dakota.

South Dakota SB81 amends existing law to clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing service animals. The bill specifies that no person may maliciously beat, injure, attempt to injure, harass, intimidate, entice, distract, or otherwise interfere with any service animal accompanying a person with a disability. This applies if the service animal is being controlled by the person and is wearing a harness or other control device.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

66 Yea

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0 Nay

4 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 25

12:00 AM

House Judiciary Hearing

Jan 27

12:00 AM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

History

Mar 9

Senate

Signed by the Governor on March 09, 2026 S.J. 488

Mar 4

Senate

Delivered to the Governor on March 04, 2026 S.J. 455

Mar 3

House

Signed by the Speaker H.J. 493