South Dakota Statutes

§ 40-15B-1 — Definitions.

South Dakota § 40-15B-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 40ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK
Ch. 40-15BLIVESTOCK PACKER TRANSACTIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 40-15B-1 (2026).

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Terms used in §§ to 40-15B-8 , inclusive, mean:

(1)"Livestock," live cattle, swine, or sheep;
(2)"Packer," a person who is engaged in the business of slaughtering livestock or receiving, purchasing, or soliciting livestock for slaughtering, the meat products of which are directly or indirectly to be offered for resale or for public consumption. Packer includes an agent of the packer engaged in buying or soliciting livestock for slaughter on behalf of a packer. Packer does not include a cold storage plant or frozen food locker plant.

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Related

American Meat Institute v. Barnett
64 F. Supp. 2d 906 (D. South Dakota, 1999)
6 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1999, ch 204, § 1.

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