South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 15B - Livestock Packer Transactions
Section 40-15B-1 - Definitions.

40-15B-1. Definitions.
Terms used in §§40-15B-1 to 40-15B-8, inclusive, mean:
(1)"Livestock," live cattle, swine, or sheep;
(2)"Packer," a person who is engaged in the business of slaughtering livestock or receiving, purchasing, or soliciting livestock for slaughtering, the meat products of which are directly or indirectly to be offered for resale or for public consumption. Packer includes an agent of the packer engaged in buying or soliciting livestock for slaughter on behalf of a packer. Packer does not include a cold storage plant or frozen food locker plant.

Source: SL 1999, ch 204, §1.

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Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 40 - Animals and Livestock

Chapter 15B - Livestock Packer Transactions

Section 40-15B-1 - Definitions.

Section 40-15B-2 - Price discrimination by packer prohibited--Exemption.

Section 40-15B-3 - Terms and conditions to be uniform.

Section 40-15B-4 - Packer to report prices paid.

Section 40-15B-5 - Agreements in violation of provisions voidable--Violation as fraudulent.

Section 40-15B-6 - Attorney general to enforce provisions--Action to restrain violation--Civil action--Treble damages.

Section 40-15B-7 - Packer to make available daily report of prices paid--Forms--Seller's identity not to be revealed--Penalties for violation.

Section 40-15B-8 - Certain acts by packers prohibited.