25.700.11 100th Legislative Session 120
2025 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 120
ENROLLED
AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include
a poultry producer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 40-3-2 be AMENDED:
40-3-2. The Animal Industry Board shall consist of eight members appointed by
the Governor. Any interested farm, commodity, livestock auction or livestock commission,
or veterinary organization may submit nominations to the Governor from which
appointments may be made. Each term is for a period of three years and until the
successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy may be filled by appointment of the
Governor for the balance of the unexpired term.
The terms of members begin on October thirty-first of the calendar year in which
the Governor appoints the member, unless otherwise designated by the Governor. The
appointee's term expires on October thirtieth in the third year of appointment.
Any member's term ending June 30, 2013, or thereafter is extended to October
thirtieth in the year the term is to expire.
Section 2. That § 40-3-3 be AMENDED:
40-3-3. All members of the Animal Industry Board must be residents and electors
of the state. One member must be a cattleman, one member must be a sheepman, one
member must be a livestock feeder, one member must be a hog producer, one member
must be an owner-operator of a livestock auction or commission company, one member
must be a dairy producer, one member must be a poultry producer, and one member
must be a veterinarian who is actively engaged in practice in the state. All members, other
than the veterinarian, must be persons actively and actually raising or marketing livestock
or poultry within the state. The members must qualify by taking and subscribing the oath
of office required of other civil officers of the state. 25.700.11 2 120
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Section 3. That § 40-3-10 be AMENDED:
40-3-10. In Title 40, the terms "livestock," "domestic animals," and "nondomestic
animal" include poultry, unless a different intention is clearly implied. The term "poultry"
includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and any other game bird raised in captivity,
excluding pigeons and doves. 25.700.11 3 120
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An Act to update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer.
I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:
Senate as Bill No. 120
Secretary of the Senate
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk
Senate Bill No. 120
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,
2025 at ____________M.
By
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2025
Governor
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________, 2025
at _________ o'clock __M.
Secretary of State
By
Asst. Secretary of State