South Dakota § 38-1-38.1 - Principles of state before federal government.

§ 38-1-38.1. Principles of state before federal government.

The State of South Dakota, its agencies and representatives shall adhere to the following principles whenever representing the State of South Dakota before the United States Congress, the President, the United States Department of Agriculture, or any other federal agency in any matter concerning the cattle industry:

(1)    Federal beef import quotas should be broadened to cover all classification of cattle, beef, and beef products;

(2)    Federal beef import quotas should be correlated with domestic beef production so that beef imports will increase when domestic production is low and decrease when domestic production is high;

(3)    The federal government should require all imported beef and beef products to be clearly labeled so as to identify the country of origin;

(4)    No meat may be imported into this country unless it meets federal meat inspection standards;

(5)    Federal health inspection of imported live cattle should be at least as stringent as the import health inspection of the exporting country;

(6)    The federal government should vigorously enforce all existing statutes and treaty restrictions against unfair international trade practices, such as beef export subsidies, rebates, and production credits.

Source: SL 1979, ch 261, § 2.