The attorney general shall enforce the provisions of §§ 40-15B-1 to 40-15B-8, inclusive, and the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall refer any violations of these provisions to the attorney general. The attorney general or any person injured by a violation of these provisions may bring an action in circuit court to restrain a packer from violating these provisions. A seller who receives a discriminatory price or who is offered only a discriminatory price for livestock based upon a violation of these provisions by a packer has a civil cause of action against the packer and, if successful, shall be awarded treble damages.
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-15B-6
Attorney general to enforce provisions--Action to restrain violation--Civil action--Treble damages
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 64 F. Supp. 2d 906 - American Meat Institute v. Barnett (1999)
Most recently applied in 64 F. Supp. 2d 906 - American Meat Institute v. Barnett (August 1999)
Source: SL 1999, ch 204, § 6; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex
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