S.D. Codified Laws § 40-33-12

If settlement is not effected within the time allowed by § 40-33-11, either party, if aggrieved by any condition of the bond, may, upon first obtaining the approval of the secretary of agriculture and natural resources, commence and maintain an action against the principal and sureties on the bond of the party complained of as in any civil action, provided, no action against the bondsmen of a dealer at wholesale shall in any instance be maintained without the written approval of the secretary, which shall be attached to and made a part of the original complaint in the action. Upon commencing the action a copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the secretary.