Terms used in §§ 40-15B-1 to 40-15B-8, inclusive, mean:

(1) “Livestock,” live cattle, swine, or sheep;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 40-15B-1

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(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.

Source: SL 1999, ch 204, § 1.