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breed, and age requirements. No animal may be enrolled in the enrolled cattle program or natural enrolled cattle program unless it is: (1) A heifer or steer; except that bull calves must be neutered before eight months of age to remain eligible to be enrolled as a steer; (2) A breed other than Bos indicus breeds or other breeds with Brahman influence; and (3) Not more than twenty-four months of age. When certified enrolled cattle reach twenty-four months of age, their enrollment authority expires and certification is no longer effective for that animal.

Source: 32 SDR 31, effective August 29, 2005; 33 SDR 188, effective May 10, 2007; 38 SDR 115, effective January 10, 2012; SL 2019, ch 235, § 37 and 38, effective April 14, 2019.