South Dakota Codified Laws 38-18-16. Written order by secretary to treat or destroy apiary, regulated pests or exotic bees–Action by secretary if order not obeyed–Secretary authorized to sell salvageable equipment and bees
If any regulated pest is found to exist in an apiary, the secretary shall issue a written order to the person owning or in charge of the bees that the apiary or regulated pest shall be treated, destroyed or removed in a manner and time specified by the secretary. If the specified actions in the order are not performed, the secretary may destroy the apiary or regulated pest and may claim and utilize or sell all salvageable equipment and bees to recover the costs accrued to the department as a result of the destruction activities.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 38-18-16
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1909, ch 221, § 2; RC 1919, § 8051; SL 1927, ch 62, § 1; SL 1931, ch 93; SDC 1939, § 4.1102; SL 1947, ch 6, § 3; SL 1959, ch 2, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.1103; SL 1976, ch 243, § 11; SL 1986, ch 330, § 18; SL 1992, ch 280, § 7.