For the protection of the public health and welfare and to secure uniformity in the marketing of eggs the secretary of agriculture and natural resources may promulgate rules concerning:

(1) The definition of purchase and retail standards and grades for eggs;

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(2) The definition of production, processing, and distribution standards for eggs;

(3) The definition of minimum plant and equipment requirements for the labeling, selling, and storage of eggs;

(4) The definition of candling methods;

(5) The sale or exposure to sale of shell eggs to retail stores and the institutional consumer;

(6) The licensure of dealers and candler graders;

(7) Record–keeping requirements; and

(8) The provision of the issuance of stop sales.

Source: SL 1949, ch 82, § 5; SDC Supp 1960, § 22.0805; SL 1965, ch 105, § 5; SL 1974, ch 260, § 3; SL 1986, ch 326, § 68; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.