South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:68 - Disease control and meat inspection
Chapter 12:68:18 - Nondomestic animal control
Section 12:68:18:07 - Reporting requirements

A permit holder under § 12:68:18:06 must maintain records of all additions and removals of animals covered by the permit requirements. All such records must be made available to the board upon request. The records must include the individual identification, by legible tattoo or official eartag, as defined in 9 C.F.R. § 71.1 (January 1, 2021), by a similar tag, or by electronic means, and the name and address of all parties involved in transactions of sale, purchase, lease, loan, gift, or translocation.

Any reports involving captive nondomestic cervidae, imported or possessed in South Dakota must include individual animal identification.

Disappearances by death or escape and any diseased animal must be reported to the board immediately. The permittee shall have any animals that die autopsied at the official diagnostic laboratory for the board if requested to do so by the board. The permittee is responsible for any expense to transport the animals to the laboratory.

General Authority: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-3-25, 40-3-26, 40-5-8.6.

Law Implemented: SDCL 40-3-14, 40-3-24 through 40-3-26, 40-5-8.6.