The board may cancel an open market designation if it determines that:

1. (1) The owner or manager of the facilities fails to comply with ownership inspection laws or rules or bonding and licensing requirements, including the laws and rules of the Packers and Stockyards Administration;
2. (2) The conditions at the facilities are inadequate or insufficient light exists for livestock ownership inspection as required by SDCL 40-20-38;
3. (3) It is no longer economically feasible to maintain an inspector at the facilities; or

4. (4) The livestock auction market has not received at least 2,500 head of cattle from the ownership inspection area within the preceding 12 months.

   Cross-References:

   Livestock ownership inspection area, SDCL ch 40-20.

   Brand inspection and theft prevention, SDCL ch 40-21.

   Livestock auction agencies, SDCL ch 40-15.

   Livestock dealers, packers, and packer buyers, SDCL ch 40-15A.

   Theft prevention, ch 12:10:02.

   7 U.S.C. §§ 192, 196, 203, 204, 206, 208, 213, 217a, and 228b, Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended through August 31, 1994.

   9 C.F.R. Part 201, regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act, as amended through August 31, 1994.

Source: 19 SDR 195, effective July 1, 1993; 21 SDR 77, effective October 23, 1994; 22 SDR 28, effective September 4, 1995; 26 SDR 169, effective June 27, 2000.

General Authority: SDCL 40-18-16 , 40-21-5.

Law Implemented: SDCL 40-20-38 , 40-21-5.