South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 18 - State Brand Board
Section 40-18-16 - Promulgation of rules.

40-18-16. Promulgation of rules.
The board may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to:
(1)Describe prohibited brand symbols for various types of livestock and identify locations on animals where a brand is permitted;
(2)Provide for the registration, transfer, and renewal of livestock brands;
(3)Establish a brand registration fee not to exceed fifty dollars;
(4)Establish a brand renewal fee not to exceed eighteen dollars per year or a brand renewal fee not to exceed ninety dollars for each five-year ownership period and a brand transfer fee not to exceed fifty dollars;
(5)Establish an ownership inspection fee not to exceed one dollar for each head of livestock;
(6)Establish recordable livestock brands;
(7)Establish law enforcement, ownership inspection, and transportation requirements within or without the ownership inspection area;
(8)Establish a duplicate certificate fee not to exceed twenty dollars;
(9)Establish a mileage fee for inspectors not to exceed the rate set by the State Board of Finance;
(10)Establish an inspection fee for livestock located outside the ownership inspection area not to exceed one dollar for each head of livestock; and
(11)Establish a brand registration application fee not to exceed fifty dollars.

Source: SL 1943, ch 142, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §40.1201-4; SL 1974, ch 272, §1; SL 1982, ch 18, §138; SL 1988, ch 328, §18; SL 1991, ch 334; SL 1992, ch 288, §1; SL 1993, ch 307, §1; SL 1999, ch 207, §1; SL 1999, ch 208; SL 2008, ch 212, §1; SL 2018, ch 247, §2; SL 2019, ch 183, §1.