Section 40-36-39 – Employment of personnel for extermination of rodents and reptiles–Purchase and distribution of equipment and supplies–Bounties prohibited.
40-36-39. Employment of personnel for extermination of rodents and reptiles–Purchase and distribution of equipment and supplies–Bounties prohibited. The secretary of game, fish and parks may employ persons skilled in trapping, poisoning, or taking of such rodents and such reptiles and may buy, distribute, and authorize the use of poison, traps, guns, ammunition, or other agencies […]
Section 40-36-39.1 – South Dakota rodent control fund.
40-36-39.1. South Dakota rodent control fund. The South Dakota rodent and reptile control fund is renamed the South Dakota rodent control fund. Source: SL 2007, ch 235, §1.
Section 40-36-39.2 – Validation of rodent control agreements.
40-36-39.2. Validation of rodent control agreements. All agreements made by the South Dakota secretary of agriculture and natural resources with agencies of the federal government concerning rodent control, all actions of the secretary in conducting and maintaining a poison bait station, distributing or selling of poison bait, and purchasing supplies for rodent control, are hereby […]
Section 40-36-40 – Disposition of carcasses of rodents and reptiles taken–Use of proceeds of sale.
40-36-40. Disposition of carcasses of rodents and reptiles taken–Use of proceeds of sale. All furs, skins, or other parts of the carcasses of such rodents and such reptiles taken by employees in accordance with the provisions of §§40-36-38 and 40-36-39 shall be the property of the State of South Dakota and those having a commercial […]
Section 40-36-41 – Records of rodent and reptile work.
40-36-41. Records of rodent and reptile work. The records pertaining to work under §§40-36-38 to 40-36-40, inclusive, shall be kept and any information of scientific value that is obtained shall be recorded and preserved for the benefit of the state. Source: SDC 1939, §25.1203.
Section 40-36-46 – Policy advisory committee for animal damage control.
40-36-46. Policy advisory committee for animal damage control. There is created a policy advisory committee for animal damage control consisting of the secretary of game, fish and parks, the animal damage control supervisor, the secretary of agriculture and natural resources or the secretary’s designee, and one representative from each of the following organizations: USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services, […]
Section 40-37-1 – Petition by livestock owners for designation of county as predator control district.
40-37-1. Petition by livestock owners for designation of county as predator control district. The resident owners of at least fifty-one percent of the sheep, or the resident owners of at least fifty-one percent of the cattle, or the resident owners of at least fifty-one percent of both sheep and cattle acting jointly, in any county, […]
Section 40-37-1.1 – County livestock census–Procedure.
40-37-1.1. County livestock census–Procedure. The director of equalization shall annually conduct a county livestock census if the county is a member of a predator control district. The board of county commissioners may require a county livestock census if there is significant interest in the formation of a predator control district. In conducting the county livestock […]
Section 40-37-3 – Petition for multiple-county district–Consent of included counties required.
40-37-3. Petition for multiple-county district–Consent of included counties required. Any body of resident livestock owners sufficient to petition for the establishment of a predator control district pursuant to §40-37-1 may petition the secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to include their county within a previously established district or to combine their county […]
Section 40-37-4 – Board of directors of district–Qualifications–Number.
40-37-4. Board of directors of district–Qualifications–Number. Every predator control district established pursuant to this chapter shall be governed by a board of directors, all of whom shall be resident livestock owners and taxpayers within the district. The board of directors shall be composed of not more than nine members. Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §3; […]