S.D. Codified Laws § 40-18-16
Promulgation of rules
The board may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , to:
(1) Describe prohibited brand symbols for various types of livestock and identify locations on animals where a brand is permitted;
(2) Provide for the registration, transfer, and renewal of livestock brands;
(3) Establish a brand registration fee not to exceed fifty dollars;
(4) Establish a brand renewal fee not to exceed:
(a) Eighteen dollars per year; or
(b) Ninety dollars for each five-year ownership period;
(5) Establish a brand transfer fee not to exceed fifty dollars;
(6) Establish an ownership inspection fee not to exceed one dollar and sixty-five cents for each head of livestock;
(7) Establish recordable livestock brands;
(8) Establish law enforcement, ownership inspection, and transportation requirements within or without the ownership inspection area;
(9) Establish a duplicate certificate fee not to exceed twenty dollars;
(10) Establish a mileage fee for inspectors not to exceed the rate set pursuant to § 3-9-1 ;
(11) Establish an inspection fee for livestock located outside the ownership inspection area not to exceed one dollar and sixty-five cents for each head of livestock; and
(12) Establish a brand registration application fee not to exceed fifty dollars.
Source: SL 1943, ch 142, § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 40.1201-4; SL 1974, ch 272, § 1; SL 1982, ch 18, § 138; SL 1988, ch 328, § 18; SL 1991, ch 334; SL 1992, ch 288, § 1; SL 1993, ch 307, § 1; SL 1999, ch 207, § 1; SL 1999, ch 208; SL 2008, ch 212, § 1; SL 2018, ch 247, § 2; SL 2019, ch 183, § 1; SL 2024, ch 20, § 17; SL 2026, ch 170, § 1, eff. Feb. 23, 2026.