The commissioner may remove certified enrolled cattle from any program if the commissioner finds that the animal is not in compliance with the applicable standards and requirements of the program. An animal removed from a program by the commissioner shall be marked in the data management system as "ineligible," and the "SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED ENROLLED CATTLE^TM" trademark may not be used in connection with that animal.

An animal removed from the natural enrolled cattle program by the commissioner shall be marked in the data management system as "ineligible," for the natural enrolled cattle program, and the "SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED ENROLLED CATTLE^TM" trademark may not be used in conjunction with that animal insofar as the natural enrolled cattle program is involved. If cattle are ineligible for the natural enrolled cattle program, they may be eligible for the SOUTH DAKOTA CERTIFIED ENROLLED CATTLE^TM program if they otherwise meet the criteria under this article.

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

General Authority: SDCL 1-53-43 (1)(3)(4).

Law Implemented: SDCL 1-53-40 , 1-53-43 (4).

Prior versions effective: 2007-05-10.