South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 19 - Commercial Fertilizer
Section 38-19-2.1 - Commercial fertilizer distribution license required--Fee--Penalty for violation--Notice.

38-19-2.1. Commercial fertilizer distribution license required--Fee--Penalty for violation--Notice.
No person whose name appears on the label of a commercial fertilizer or who manufactures or mixes a commercial fertilizer in this state may distribute that fertilizer until the person has obtained a distribution license from the secretary of agriculture and natural resources. A distribution license is required for each location where commercial fertilizer is manufactured or mixed. The license may be granted only after payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars by the licensee. Each license expires on the thirty-first day of December of the year after the date of issuance. Any distribution license application for renewal received after the thirty-first day of January of any year shall be assessed a late payment fee equal to the original license fee, which shall be added to the original fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the renewal license is issued. Any person who fails to obtain the proper license is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation. Notice shall be given by registered mail prior to the imposition of any civil penalty.

Source: SL 1982, ch 281, §2; SL 1987, ch 286; SL 2001, ch 215, §8; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture

Chapter 19 - Commercial Fertilizer

Section 38-19-1 - Definition of terms.

Section 38-19-2.1 - Commercial fertilizer distribution license required--Fee--Penalty for violation--Notice.

Section 38-19-2.2 - Name and address required on application for distribution license and to appear on other materials of licensee.

Section 38-19-5 - Guaranteed analysis defined.

Section 38-19-10 - Inspection fee on fertilizer distributed in state--Rules.

Section 38-19-10.1 - Additional inspection fee deposited in precision agriculture fund.

Section 38-19-12 - Annual tonnage report--Inspection fees.

Section 38-19-14 - Fertilizer fund--Administration--Expenditures.

Section 38-19-15 - Labels required for fertilizer in containers--Contents.

Section 38-19-16 - Information to accompany bulk shipments--Fertilizer formulated under specifications furnished by consumer.

Section 38-19-16.1 - Labeling requirements applied to sewage sludge distributor--Availability of analyses.

Section 38-19-17 - Fertilizer deemed misbranded.

Section 38-19-18 - Fertilizer deemed adulterated.

Section 38-19-19 - Sale or distribution of adulterated or misbranded fertilizer as misdemeanor.

Section 38-19-24 - Intimate and uniform mixture required in custom mixing.

Section 38-19-26 - Guaranteed analysis of custom mix or fertilizer materials.

Section 38-19-27 - Sales and exchanges to manufacturers and mixers exempt from requirements.

Section 38-19-28 - Recommendation of grades of fertilizers for use in state--Publication of recommended lists.

Section 38-19-30 - Inspection and sampling to determine compliance with chapter.

Section 38-19-30.1 - Proof of claims required of licensed applicant or registrant--Sources of proof.

Section 38-19-31 - Manner of drawing and sealing official samples--Forwarding to director of laboratories.

Section 38-19-32 - Examination of samples and reports by director of laboratories.

Section 38-19-33 - Analytical methods used by director of laboratories.

Section 38-19-34 - Publication of analyses--Dissemination of information.

Section 38-19-35 - Annual publication of fertilizer data and analysis results--Separation by semiannual periods.

Section 38-19-36 - Rules and regulations for labeling, storage, and distribution.

Section 38-19-36.1 - Rules for siting of ammonia, fertilizer, and fertilizer production facilities.

Section 38-19-36.2 - Operation of bulk commercial fertilizer storage facility without permit prohibited-- Rules--Revocation of permit--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 38-19-36.3 - Civil penalty--Injunctive relief.

Section 38-19-36.4 - "Anhydrous ammonia" defined.

Section 38-19-36.5 - Mishandling anhydrous ammonia or tampering with equipment and facilities prohibited--Violation as felony--Civil penalty.

Section 38-19-36.6 - Action for damages against certain persons unavailable to person who tampers with equipment.

Section 38-19-36.7 - Section 38-19-36.6 not applicable against unlawful possessor of anhydrous ammonia.

Section 38-19-36.8 - Assumption of risk by person tampering with anhydrous ammonia--Immunity from liability for owners.

Section 38-19-36.9 - Owner of anhydrous ammonia defined.

Section 38-19-36.10 - Tampering defined.

Section 38-19-37 - Secretary charged with enforcement--Access to property and records.

Section 38-19-37.1 - Secretary to be given copies of labels and labeling.

Section 38-19-38 - Stop-sale orders against fertilizer in violation.

Section 38-19-39 - Seizure and condemnation of fertilizer in violation--Disposal--Release to claimant.

Section 38-19-40 - Injunction to prevent violations.

Section 38-19-41 - Violation of chapter, rule or regulation as misdemeanor.

Section 38-19-43 - Discretion in prosecution of minor violations--Warning.

Section 38-19-45 - Severability of provisions.

Section 38-19-46 - Promulgation of rules for transportation, use, application, disposal, or notice of fertilizer application.

Section 38-19-47 - Refusal or cancellation of commercial fertilizer distribution license for noncompliance--Opportunity to be heard.

Section 38-19-48 - Nutrient research and education fund created.

Section 38-19-49 - Deposit of inspection fees into nutrient research and education fund--Purposes of disbursements.

Section 38-19-50 - Nutrient Research and Education Council created--Membership.

Section 38-19-51 - Duties of Nutrient Research and Education Council.