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Terms defined in SDCL chapters 40-3 to 40-33, inclusive, have the same meaning when used in this article. Other terms used in this article mean: (1) "Authorized testing agent," a person employed by a hatchery to perform the pullorum typhoid test; (2) "Baby poultry," newly hatched poultry that have not been fed or watered; (3) "Boar," a male non-neutered swine over six months of age; (4) "Board," the South Dakota Animal Industry Board; (5) "Bovine tuberculosis," a disease in cattle caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis bovis; (6) "Bovine tuberculosis eradication," the complete elimination of bovine tuberculosis from cattle in a state, so that it does not appear unless introduced from another species or from outside the state; (7) "Cattle," domestic bovine animals of all ages; (8) "Certificate of veterinary inspection," a document that has been designated by the state of origin as the form for certifying the health status of livestock exported from that state; (9) "Direct to slaughter," the shipment of livestock from the premises of origin to a slaughter establishment, without diversion to auctions, public stockyards, feedlots, and other assembly points; (10) "Domesticated fowl," any fowl that, through long association with man, has been bred to a degree that resulted in genetic changes affecting the temperament, color, conformation, or other attributes of the species, thereby making it unique and different from wild individuals of its kind; (11) "Flock," all poultry maintained and segregated for more than twenty-one days on one premises; (12) "Hatchery," buildings and equipment on one premises operated or controlled for the production of baby poultry; (13) "Hatching eggs," eggs produced by poultry to be used for hatching; (14) "Herd," a group of cattle maintained on common ground for any purpose, or two or more groups of cattle that are under common ownership or supervision, and geographically separated, but that have an interchange of cattle without regard to health status; (15) "Herd depopulation," the removal of all cattle on a premises direct to slaughter; (16) "Multiplier breeding flock," a flock that is intended for the production of hatching eggs used to provide baby poultry for commercial egg and meat production or for other nonbreeding purposes; (17) "Official identification," a manner of identification defined in 9 C.F.R. § 86.1 (January 1, 2025) or other means of marking livestock authorized by the board; (18) "Owner," the legal owner, the owner's agents, and the person in possession of or caring for the livestock; (19) "Person," a natural person, firm, or corporation; (20) "Poultry," all domestic fowl and any nondomestic or game bird raised in captivity; (21) "Premises under quarantine," a confined area under the direct supervision and control of a state livestock health official who establishes procedures to account for all animals entering or leaving the premises; (22) "Primary breeding flock," a flock that is maintained for the purpose of establishing, continuing, or improving parent lines; (23) "Registration tattoo," a unique registry identifier tattooed on livestock that has been recorded with a recognized breed registry association; (24) "Sow," a female swine over six months of age; (25) "Started poultry," poultry that have been fed and watered and are less than six months of age; (26) "State inspector," an authorized agent of the board; (27) "Surveillance," all measures used to detect the presence of disease in livestock; (28) "U.S. pullorum typhoid clean," flocks or fowl certified as meeting the U.S. pullorum typhoid clean standard, as prescribed in 9 C.F.R. Part 145 (January 1, 2025); and (34) "Veterinarian," a person who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine within the state and who is approved by the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with 9 C.F.R. Part 161 (January 1, 2025), to perform functions specified in 9 C.F.R. § 160.1 (January 1, 2025).
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 3 SDR 73, effective April 25, 1977; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986; 18 SDR 55, effective September 23, 1991; 34 SDR 100, effective October 22, 2007; 37 SDR 47, effective September 20, 2010; 39 SDR 32, effective September 3, 2012; 43 SDR 41, effective September 26, 2016; 45 SDR 82, effective December 11, 2018; 48 SDR 39, effective October 4, 2021; 53 SDR 34, effective September 30, 2026.