39-14-43. Tonnage inspection fee on commercial feeds--Exceptions and conditions--Pet food.
An inspection fee established in rules promulgated by the secretary of agriculture and natural resources pursuant to chapter 1-26, but not to exceed twenty-four cents per ton, shall be paid on commercial feeds distributed in this state by the person who distributes the commercial feed to the consumer subject to the following:
(1)No fee need be paid on a commercial feed if the payment has been made by a previous distributor;
(2)No fee need be paid on customer-formula feeds;
(3)No fee need be paid on commercial feeds used as ingredients for the manufacture of commercial feeds provided the fee has been paid by a previous distributor. If the fee has been paid, credit is given for the payment;
(4)In the case of a pet food which is distributed in the state only in packages of ten pounds or less, an annual fee of ninety-nine dollars per product shall be paid in lieu of the inspection fee specified above;
(5)In the case of a specialty pet food which is distributed in the state only in packages of ten pounds or less, an annual fee of ninety-nine dollars per product shall be paid in lieu of the inspection fee specified above; and
(6)The minimum inspection fee shall be twenty dollars per twelve-month period.
Source: SDC 1939, §22.1004; SL 1941, ch 96; SL 1943, ch 87, §1; SL 1947, ch 97, §1; SL 1964, ch 5, §6 (a); SL 1966, ch 7; SDCL §39-14-18; SL 1970, ch 228, §9 (1); SL 1977, ch 314; SL 1981, ch 286, §9; SL 1993, ch 304, §13; SL 2001, ch 215, §32; SL 2017, ch 43, §9; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.