It shall be the duty of each state's attorney to whom any violation is reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay. Before the secretary of agriculture and natural resources reports a violation for such prosecution, an opportunity shall be given the distributor to present his view to the secretary.
S.D. Codified Laws § 39-14-77
Prosecution by state's attorney--Opportunity for hearing before report of violation
Known as the South Dakota Commercial Feed Law
The act spans §§ 39-14-1 to 39-14-81 (48 sections).
Source: SL 1964, ch 5, § 12 (c); SDCL, § 39-14-36; SL 1970, ch 228, § 13 (3); SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.