South Dakota § 39-5-11.1 - License required for meat processors.
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§ 39-5-11.1. License required for meat processors.
Any official establishment, slaughtering establishment, meat processing establishment, custom exempt plant, or retail store meat processor, as defined in § 39-5-6, that is required to be inspected pursuant to §§ 39-5-15, 39-5-16, and 39-5-17 in order to operate under this chapter, shall obtain annually from the Animal Industry Board a license in accordance with rules promulgated by the Animal Industry Board pursuant to chapter 1-26. Any person or entity applying for a license pursuant to this section shall pay a license fee to the Animal Industry Board as follows:
(1) The annual license fee for a slaughtering establishment is one hundred dollars;
(2) The annual license fee for a meat processing establishment is one hundred dollars;
(3) The annual license fee for a custom exempt plant is fifty dollars;
(4) The annual license fee for a retail store meat processor is twenty dollars;
(5) The annual license fee for any other official establishment required to be licensed under this section is fifty dollars.
Source: SL 1991, ch 329, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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