South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts
Section 40-37-5 - First district meeting--Notice to livestock owners--Appointment of chairman and secretary.

40-37-5. First district meeting--Notice to livestock owners--Appointment of chairman and secretary.
The first meeting of the livestock owners in the district shall be called in the following manner: The director of equalization of each county within the district shall, within thirty days of the formation of the district, prepare from the county livestock census, as corrected by the board of county commissioners, of that year, an accurate list of all persons, corporations, or partnerships who have been determined to be the owners of livestock described in the petition in his county and the number of livestock. The director of equalization shall mail a notice to each of the resident livestock owners to attend the district meeting, at a time and place to be specified in the notice, for the election of the board of directors of the predator control district. He shall likewise publish a copy of the notice in the official newspaper of the county, ten days prior to the date of the meeting. He shall set the date of the meeting so as not to conflict with the date of similar meetings in adjoining districts. When assembled in accordance with the above notice, the resident owners shall appoint a chairman and secretary, who shall act as judges of election.

Source: SL 1974, ch 275, §5; SL 1979, ch 272, §5.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 40 - Animals and Livestock

Chapter 37 - Predator Control Districts

Section 40-37-1 - Petition by livestock owners for designation of county as predator control district.

Section 40-37-1.1 - County livestock census--Procedure.

Section 40-37-3 - Petition for multiple-county district--Consent of included counties required.

Section 40-37-4 - Board of directors of district--Qualifications--Number.

Section 40-37-5 - First district meeting--Notice to livestock owners--Appointment of chairman and secretary.

Section 40-37-6 - Selection of district officers--Called meetings of directors--Quorum--No compensation.

Section 40-37-7 - Annual district meetings--Notice to livestock owners on revised list.

Section 40-37-8 - Election of directors--Voting--Terms of office.

Section 40-37-9 - Powers of district board of directors.

Section 40-37-10 - Special levy for district operations--Certification to county commissioners.

Section 40-37-11 - Special tax levy on sheep and cattle--Maximum amount.

Section 40-37-12 - Additional tax levied by county commissioners subject to referendum--Amount.

Section 40-37-13 - Referendum for additional tax levy--Mailing and contents of ballots--Publication--Computation of results--Time for returning ballots.

Section 40-37-14 - Effective period of additional tax--Certification to county commissioners--Levy.

Section 40-37-15 - Tax levy not authorized on class of livestock without petition by majority of owners.

Section 40-37-16 - Acceptance of voluntary donations and appropriations.

Section 40-37-17 - Collection and payment to district of control district taxes--Credit to control district fund.

Section 40-37-18 - Records kept by secretary-treasurers--Public inspection.

Section 40-37-19 - Request for information by secretary.