40-15B-6. Attorney general to enforce provisions--Action to restrain violation--Civil action--Treble damages.
The attorney general shall enforce the provisions of §§40-15B-1 to 40-15B-8, inclusive, and the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall refer any violations of these provisions to the attorney general. The attorney general or any person injured by a violation of these provisions may bring an action in circuit court to restrain a packer from violating these provisions. A seller who receives a discriminatory price or who is offered only a discriminatory price for livestock based upon a violation of these provisions by a packer has a civil cause of action against the packer and, if successful, shall be awarded treble damages.
Source: SL 1999, ch 204, §6; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 14, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
Structure 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.