South Dakota § 38-18-4 - Application for entrance permit--Action by secretary--Failure to apply for permit as misdemeanor--Civil penalty.
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§ 38-18-4. Application for entrance permit--Action by secretary--Failure to apply for permit as misdemeanor--Civil penalty.
Thirty days before transporting bees or used bee equipment not included in a compliance agreement into the state, a person shall file with the secretary an application for an entrance permit. A certificate of health, pursuant to § 38-18-23, shall be filed with the secretary prior to approval of the entrance permit. The secretary shall act upon an application within thirty days and may revoke entrance permits and conduct contested case hearings in accordance with this chapter or rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26. The failure to apply for an entrance permit is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any person failing to apply for an entrance permit is also subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars for each day he remains in violation of this section.
Source: SL 1945, ch 10, § 2; SL 1947, ch 6, § 4; SL 1953, ch 6; SL 1959, ch 2, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.1104; SL 1961, ch 4; SL 1963, ch 4; SL 1965, ch 5; SL 1976, ch 243, § 4; SL 1983, ch 27, § 4; SL 1986, ch 330, § 7; SL 1989, ch 344, § 3; SL 1992, ch 280, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-18-4 ("Application for entrance permit--Action by secretary--Failure to apply for permit as misdemeanor--Civil penalty.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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