40-20-1. Counties included in inspection area. The South Dakota livestock ownership inspection area consists of all of that part of the State of South Dakota lying within the following counties: Harding, Butte, Lawrence, Pennington, Custer, Fall River, Perkins, Meade, Oglala Lakota, Corson, Dewey, Ziebach, Haakon, Stanley, Jackson, Jones, Mellette, Bennett, Todd, Lyman, Tripp, and Gregory. […]
40-20-10. Transportation of livestock without required authorization as misdemeanor. If authorization is required, it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any carrier or owner to transport any livestock from the livestock ownership inspection area or to within a mile of the border with a destination outside the livestock ownership inspection area unless the carrier or […]
40-20-10.1. Proceeds of sale held in trust pending authorization. If livestock have been shipped to an open market and no authorization for the transportation of such livestock has been obtained, the proceeds of the sale of such livestock shall be held in trust by the operators of the open market until the board authorizes the […]
40-20-12. Inspection and clearance required for diversion of livestock consigned to open market–Neglect by carrier as misdemeanor. If livestock shipped from the livestock ownership inspection area are consigned to an open market described in §40-20-6, it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to change the consignment to a point other than a livestock […]
40-20-18. Exhibition of authorization on demand of law enforcement officer–Failure to possess authorization as misdemeanor. Any person in charge or control of any motor vehicle transporting livestock from any point within the livestock ownership inspection area shall, upon demand of any state law enforcement officer, exhibit to the officer authorization as required pursuant to §40-20-4. […]
40-20-2. Petition for addition of county contiguous to ownership inspection area–Discretion of board–Minimum area added. Any county contiguous to the livestock ownership inspection area may become a part of such area upon a petition signed by a majority of the owners of livestock residing within such county to be attached, which shall be presented to […]
40-20-24. Law enforcement officer stopping vehicle for inspection–Unloading of livestock. Any law enforcement officer may require any person transporting livestock to stop any vehicle transporting such livestock for the purpose of examination and inspection of the shipper’s permit, local ownership inspection certificates, livestock market clearances, bills of sale, brands, marks, or other means of identification. […]
40-20-25. Law enforcement officer not liable for damages in stopping vehicle. Any law enforcement officer described in §40-20-24 or surety on his official bond is not liable for any damages claimed to have been incurred by reason of any injury to such livestock, loss of time, shrinkage, or any other similar damage. Source: SL 1955, […]
40-20-26. Licensed auction markets in inspection area to require ownership inspection of livestock–Neglect as misdemeanor–Discretionary reinspection. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any licensed livestock auction market in the livestock ownership inspection area to allow any livestock brought into the yards of the market for purpose of sale to leave the yards until first […]
40-20-26.1. Sale or transfer of ownership without ownership inspection as misdemeanor–Exception. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to sell or to transfer ownership of any livestock within the livestock ownership inspection area without first obtaining an ownership inspection, except as provided in §40-20-26. Source: SL 1972, ch 218; SL 1977, ch 190, […]
40-20-26.2. Authorized bill of sale transfer–Requirements–Limits–Exception from inspection requirement–Violation as misdemeanor. The provisions of §40-20-26.1 notwithstanding, ownership of livestock with the seller’s South Dakota recorded and healed brand or the owner’s unbranded livestock may be transferred by means of an authorized bill of sale without a brand inspection. The bill of sale shall be on […]
40-20-26.3. Promulgation of rules exempting certain persons from §40-20-26.1. The board may, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, exempt any person licensed pursuant to chapter 40-15A from the provisions of §40-20-26.1. Source: SL 1988, ch 328, §64.
40-20-27. Livestock ownership inspection certificate issued to buyer. The board shall issue a livestock ownership inspection certificate, in such form as the board may prescribe, to each livestock buyer showing such information as may be required by the board. Source: SL 1943, ch 142, §12; SDC Supp 1960, §40.12A07; SL 1967, ch 166; SL 1968, […]
40-20-28. Fee for inspection services–Determination of rate–When collected. The board may charge and collect a fee from any open market for services pertaining to the brand inspection of livestock as required by chapters 40-20 and 40-21. The amount of such fees shall be based upon the cost of providing ownership inspection at the market and […]
40-20-29. Inspection and certificate required for slaughter or processing of livestock commercially within inspection area–Misdemeanor–Out-of-state certificate–Exhibition on demand. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to slaughter or process livestock commercially within the livestock ownership inspection area until the livestock have received an ownership inspection and the certificate of such inspection is filed […]
40-20-3. Withdrawal of county from inspection area by petition–Minimum area withdrawing. Any county which has become a part of the livestock inspection area by petition and which adjoins a noninspection area may withdraw from the inspection area by a petition requesting withdrawal. The petition shall be signed by a majority of the owners of livestock […]
40-20-30. Injunction to restrain violation of this chapter or chapter 40-21. The board may apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain any violation of this chapter or chapter 40-21. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §40.12A10 as enacted by SL 1968, ch 156, §2; SL 1988, ch 328, §69.
40-20-32. Feedlot operation in inspection area–Designation as registered feedlot–Application–Requirements. Any person who operates a drylot cattle feeding operation, within the confines of permanently fenced lots and within the ownership inspection area may apply to the board for designation as a registered feedlot. The board shall prescribe a form for this purpose. Upon receipt of an […]
40-20-33. Rules for suspension or revocation of feedlot permit–Inspection of cattle–Renewal of permit. The board may adopt rules for the suspension or revocation of the permit for violations of §§40-20-32 to 40-20-36, inclusive, pursuant to chapter 1-26. A registered feedlot is subject to inspection upon all cattle placed in the feedlot. The registered feedlot permit […]
40-20-34. Inspection of cattle shipped from feedlot–Fee. Cattle sold or shipped from a registered feedlot for purposes other than direct slaughter shall be inspected for brands and the inspection fee shall be collected. Source: SL 1984, ch 270, §3; SL 1987, ch 297, §4; SL 1988, ch 328, §72.
