Section 43-2-3 - Wild animals subject to ownership.
43-2-3. Wild animals subject to ownership. Animals, wild by nature, are the subjects of ownership when tamed or taken and held in possession, or disabled and immediately pursued.
Source: CivC 1877, § 161; CL 1887, § 2677; RCivC 1903, § 184; RC 1919, § 254; SDC 1939, § 51.0201.