South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:68 - Disease control and meat inspection
Chapter 12:68:09 - Rendering establishments and pet food processing plants
Section 12:68:09:16 - Requirements for pet food processing plants

(1) The plant must be a structurally enclosed building or buildings with ventilation, constructed to be maintained at all times in a sanitary condition;

(2) Floors, walls, ceilings, posts, doors, and other structural parts of the building or buildings must be of impervious materials or protected with impervious materials;

(3) All windows, doors, and other openings must be screened or constructed to prevent, as far as is practical, entry of mice, rats, flies, and other animals or insects. Management must establish and maintain a routine insect-vermin extermination program;

(4) The water must be ample, potable, and approved by the South Dakota health department. Management must install equipment to provide hot water, temperature 185° F, or steam to all areas of the plant;

(5) Management must provide gutters and drains with traps and vents that meet the requirements of the state plumbing code in article 20:54. Floor washings, liquid waste, and sewage must be disposed of through public or private sewage disposal facilities that meet the requirements of articles 74:50 to 74:55, inclusive, and 74:21.