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Urging efforts to increase competition and transparency among livestock packers.

This concurrent resolution doesn't change South Dakota state law; instead, it's a statement urging Congress to strengthen federal livestock market rules by increasing competition and transparency among large meat packers. The resolution calls for amendments to the federal Agricultural Marketing Act to require more cash trades and price transparency, arguing that market consolidation has reduced fair pricing for South Dakota cattle producers.

make an appropriation to fund certain small meat processor grants and to declare an emergency.

The state will provide grants to small meat processing businesses to help them grow or improve operations. The bill declares this funding need an emergency so the money can be distributed quickly without waiting for the normal budget approval process.

join the Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact.

South Dakota joins the Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact, an agreement among states to work together on meatpacking industry issues. This change amends existing law to add South Dakota's participation in this interstate compact, allowing the state to coordinate with other states on meatpacking-related policies and regulations.

permit electronic livestock auctions.

HB 1226 allows livestock auctions in South Dakota to be conducted electronically, rather than requiring in-person auctions. This change updates the state's livestock auction laws to permit remote bidding and sales of livestock through online platforms.

revise the permit duration on certain concentrated animal feeding operations.

This bill extends permit duration for certain concentrated animal feeding operations that discharge waste into South Dakota's surface waters, allowing permits to last up to ten years instead of the previous five-year maximum for operations not federally regulated. The change applies only to smaller animal operations that don't fall under federal permit requirements, while standard permits for other operations remain limited to five years.

authorize the Department of Agriculture to contract for the construction of a livestock and equestrian complex at the State Fair, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

SB 99 gives the South Dakota Department of Agriculture the authority to contract with builders to construct a new livestock and equestrian complex at the State Fair. The bill also appropriates state funding for this construction project and declares it an emergency, allowing the project to move forward quickly.

establish criteria for meat labeled as a product of the United States.

HB 1215 establishes new requirements for meat products to be labeled as "Product of the United States," setting specific criteria that must be met for this designation. The bill amends South Dakota's existing meat labeling law to clarify what qualifies as U.S.-produced meat, likely to prevent misleading labels and protect consumers and domestic producers.

provide limited deer and antelope licenses to landowners.

Landowners who meet minimum acreage requirements and live on or operate their property can now obtain a special "landowner-on-own-land" license to hunt deer or antelope on their own land, instead of being limited to specific license types under current law. This license allows qualified resident landowners to hunt these animals on their property within any hunting unit during designated seasons, as long as they haven't already received a regular big game license for that season. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission will establish rules determining which big game animals can be hunted under this new license type.