40-20-35. Permit for shipment of cattle from feedlot for slaughter–Inspection of cattle without forms–Fees. Cattle shipped from a registered feedlot for slaughter are not subject to brand inspection at origin or destination. However, prior to shipping such cattle, the feedlot operator shall obtain a permit from the board which shows the feedlot operator’s name, owner […]
40-20-36. Inspection of feedlot, cattle, records, and inspection certificates. A registered feedlot is subject to inspection at any reasonable time at the discretion of the board, and the operator shall show all cattle, inventory records, and inspection certificates to cover all cattle in his feedlot. Source: SL 1984, ch 270, §5; SL 1988, ch 328, […]
40-20-37. Removal of livestock before ownership inspection prohibited–Violation as misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any buyer of livestock at a licensed livestock auction market in the ownership inspection area, or any person on the buyer’s behalf, to remove any livestock from the market until the livestock have been inspected for ownership as […]
40-20-38. Grounds for refusal to inspect. A livestock inspector may refuse to inspect livestock for ownership purposes if, in the judgment of the inspector, the livestock are confined to an area not accessible for inspection or if insufficient light exists for inspection. Source: SL 1992, ch 288, §5.
40-20-39. Inspection of livestock removed from inspection area–Fee. Livestock that is removed from the ownership inspection area in violation of this chapter may be inspected at any place outside the inspection area and the fee collected for the inspection. The inspection does not exempt any person from prosecution for violation of the inspection laws. Source: […]
40-20-4. Inspection and certificate required for removal of livestock from ownership inspection area–Violation as misdemeanor–Impoundment–Venue. Except as provided in this chapter, it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to remove or authorize the removal of any livestock from any point within the livestock ownership inspection area to any point within one mile of […]
40-20-4.1. Permit to move livestock from area–Duration of permit–Fee–Permit to transport horses and mules. Notwithstanding the provisions of §40-20-4, an owner of any livestock who wishes to move the livestock out of the ownership inspection area for any purpose other than sale or trade of the livestock may obtain a written permit from the board […]
40-20-4.2. Inspection of livestock while in or on conveyance as misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to make an inspection of livestock while the livestock are loaded in or on any conveyance. The inspector shall tally the livestock according to the number of head, sex, and brands. Source: SL 1987, ch 297, §1; SL […]
40-20-4.3. Inspector prohibited from inspecting own livestock–Violation as misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for an inspector to inspect livestock or issue shipper’s agreements for livestock owned by himself. Source: SL 1987, ch 297, §2; SL 1988, ch 328, §47; SL 1991, ch 186, §18.
40-20-4.4. Rodeo livestock–Alternative brand inspection procedures. If livestock owned by and bearing the registered brand of a bona fide rodeo producer are being transported out of the livestock ownership inspection area by the owner for rodeo purposes and there is no change of ownership, the inspection certificate required by §40-20-4 may be endorsed, as to […]
40-20-40. Mileage fee for travel to inspection. The board may charge a fee for actual mileage traveled to perform a local inspection or an inspection at an open market. The mileage fee shall be in addition to the inspection fee and may not exceed the rate set by the State Board of Finance pursuant to […]
40-20-5. Livestock ownership inspection area dividing ranch–Movement of livestock without inspection. If the border of the livestock ownership inspection area of South Dakota divides any ranch or farm, written permission may be given by the board to the owner or lessee of the ranch or farm to trail livestock out of the South Dakota inspection […]
40-20-6. Ownership inspection not required for transportation or trailing to open market. Subject to the conditions set forth in §§40-20-7 to 40-20-12, inclusive, if livestock is transported or trailed to a designated inspection point outside the livestock ownership inspection area designated by the board as an open market, no livestock ownership inspection is required at […]
40-20-7. Authorization for transportation to open market or slaughter plant. In lieu of an ownership inspection, any person who intends to remove livestock from the livestock ownership inspection area for the purpose of sale or slaughter may obtain a shipper’s permit from the board or its authorized agent for the transportation of livestock to a […]
40-20-7.1. Reinspection required of livestock unloaded anywhere other than market of origin. A market clearance is valid for transporting livestock out of the ownership inspection area only if the transportation originates at the market where the livestock were inspected. If the livestock are unloaded or held at any other location other than the market of […]