South Dakota Code § 40-1-39

Rebuttable presumption of maliciousness
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In a prosecution for a violation of §
40-1-38
, evidence that the defendant initiated or continued conduct as described in §
40-1-38
after being requested to discontinue that conduct or similar conduct by a person with a disability being served or assisted by the service animal gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that the conduct was initiated or continued maliciously. A conviction and imposition of a sentence under §§
40-1-38
to
40-1-40
, inclusive, does not prevent a conviction and imposition of a sentence under any other applicable provision of law.

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