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SD Codified L § 37-21-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21 - Enforcement Of Weights And Measures Standards|Section 37-21-14 - Seizure and destruction of incorrect weights, measures and devices--Tagging for repairs--Confiscation on failure to repair.

37-21-14. Seizure and destruction of incorrect weights, measures and devices--Tagging for repairs--Confiscation on failure to repair.The director of commercial inspection and licensing shall condemn and seize, and may destroy, incorrect weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices which in the director's best judgment are not susceptible to satisfactory repair. If the weights, measures, or devices are incorrect, but may be repaired, the director shall mark or tag as either "condemned for repairs" or "rejected for repairs." The owners or users of any weights, measures, or devices marked or tagged "condemned for repairs" shall have the same repaired or corrected within sixty days. The owners or users may neither use nor dispose of the same in any way, nor remove or deface any such "condemned for repairs" tag or other mark or tag affixed by the director until the device has been placed in service by a registered service agency or agent. The owner or operator of any weights, measures, or devices tagged or marked "rejected for repair" may continue to use the device but shall have the device repaired or corrected within thirty days by a registered service agency or agent. Any weights, measures, or devices which have been "condemned for repairs," or "rejected for repairs" and have not been repaired as required above, shall be confiscated by the director. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0105; SL 2004, ch 17, §253; SL 2006, ch 187, §13.
SD Codified L § 37-21-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21 - Enforcement Of Weights And Measures Standards|Section 37-21-15 - Inspection of packages or commodities offered for sale.

37-21-15. Inspection of packages or commodities offered for sale.The secretary may weigh or measure and inspect packages or amounts of commodities of whatever kind kept for the purpose of sale, offered or exposed for sale, sold, or in the process of delivery, to determine whether the packages or commodities contain the amounts represented, and whether the packages or commodities are being offered for sale or sold in a manner pursuant to law. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0103; SL 2004, ch 17, §254; SL 2016, ch 183, §29.
SD Codified L § 37-21-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21 - Enforcement Of Weights And Measures Standards|Section 37-21-16 - Access to premises and stopping of vendors or dealers for testing purposes.

37-21-16. Access to premises and stopping of vendors or dealers for testing purposes.The secretary may for the purposes mentioned in §37-21-15, and in the general performance of official duties, enter and go into or upon, without formal warrant, any stand, place, building, or premises, or stop any vendor or any dealer for the purpose of making proper tests. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0103; SL 2004, ch 17, §255; SL 2006, ch 187, §14; SL 2016, ch 183, §30.
SD Codified L § 37-21-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21 - Enforcement Of Weights And Measures Standards|Section 37-21-18 - Prohibited acts--Misdemeanor.

37-21-18. Prohibited acts--Misdemeanor.Any person who:(1)Offers or exposes for sale, sells, uses in buying or selling of any commodity or thing, or for hire or award, or retains in possession a false weight or measure or measuring or weighing device, or any weight or measure or weighing or measuring device that has not been sealed by the department within two years;(2)Disposes of any condemned weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device contrary to law;(3)Removes any tag placed by the department;(4)Sells, offers, or exposes for sale less than the quantity the person represents;(5)Takes or attempts to take more than the quantity the person represents, when as the buyer, the person furnished the weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device by means of which the amount of the commodity is determined;(6)Keeps for the purpose of sale, offers or exposes for sale, or sells any commodity in a manner contrary to law;(7)Violates any provision of chapters 37-20 to 37-22, inclusive, for which a specific penalty has not been provided; or(8)Sells, offers to sell, uses, or has in possession for the purpose of selling or using any device or instrument to be used, or calculated to falsify any weight or measure;is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §§63.9905, 63.9909; SDCL §37-21-19; SL 1977, ch 190, §289; SL 2001, ch 213, §1; SL 2004, ch 17, §256; SL 2016, ch 183, §31.
SD Codified L § 37-21-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21 - Enforcement Of Weights And Measures Standards|Section 37-21-21 - Assistance of law enforcement--Prosecution of violations.

37-21-21. Assistance of law enforcement--Prosecution of violations.The secretary and any deputy, assistant, or inspector may request the assistance of local law enforcement in the arrest of any violator of law in relation to weights and measures, enter a complaint before any court of competent jurisdiction, and seize and use as evidence, without formal warrant, any false or unsealed weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device or package or amount of commodities found to be used, retained, or offered or exposed for sale or sold in violation of law. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0101; SL 2004, ch 17, §258; SL 2006, ch 187, §16; SL 2016, ch 183, §32.
SD Codified L § 37-21A-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21A - Service Agencies For Weighing And Measuring Devices|Section 37-21A-1 - Definition of terms.

37-21A-1. Definition of terms.Terms as used in this chapter mean:(1)"Department," the Department of Public Safety;(2)"Placed in service report," a report submitted to the Office of Weights and Measures by a registered service agent or agency, certifying that the subject device meets the applicable state requirements and is legal for trade;(3)"Registered service agency," any agency, firm, company, or corporation which, for hire, award, commission, or any other payment of any kind, installs, services, repairs, or reconditions a weighing or measuring device, and which voluntarily registers itself as such with the secretary. Under agency registration, identification of individual servicemen may not be required;(4)"Registered service agent," any individual who for hire, award, commission, or any other payment of any kind, installs, services, repairs, or reconditions a weighing or measuring device, and who voluntarily registers as such with the secretary;(5)"Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Public Safety. Source: SL 1973, ch 257, §1; SL 1996, ch 320 (Exec. Order 96-1), §§19, 20; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §23; SL 2013, ch 189, §1; SL 2016, ch 183, §33.
SD Codified L § 37-21A-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21A - Service Agencies For Weighing And Measuring Devices|Section 37-21A-2 - Application for registration to service weighing or measuring devices--Evidence of qualifications.

37-21A-2. Application for registration to service weighing or measuring devices--Evidence of qualifications.Any person may apply for voluntary registration to service weighing or measuring devices on an application form supplied by the department. The applicant shall submit a form, duly signed and witnessed, certifying that the applicant is fully qualified to install, service, repair, or recondition the weighing and measuring devices. The applicant shall certify that the applicant has the necessary testing equipment and standards and knowledge of all appropriate weights and measures laws and regulations. An applicant also shall submit appropriate evidence or references demonstrating the qualifications of the applicant. Source: SL 1973, ch 257, §4; SL 2016, ch 183, §34.
SD Codified L § 37-21A-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21A - Service Agencies For Weighing And Measuring Devices|Section 37-21A-3 - Annual registration fees--Time of payment.

37-21A-3. Annual registration fees--Time of payment.The secretary shall charge an annual registration fee of sixty-nine dollars for each service agency and ten dollars for each registered service agent to cover administrative costs. The fee shall be paid when the registration or renewal application is made.It is the intent of the Legislature that one-half of the inspection program funding may be derived from the general fund and the other half from the fees collected pursuant to this section and §§34-39-3, 37-21-9.1, 37-21A-7, and 37-22-10, through the General Appropriations Act. Source: SL 1973, ch 257, §3; SL 1984, ch 29, §4; SL 2007, ch 224, §4; SL 2016, ch 183, §35.
SD Codified L § 37-21A-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21A - Service Agencies For Weighing And Measuring Devices|Section 37-21A-4 - Issuance of certificate of registration--Assigned number--Duration of certificate.

37-21A-4. Issuance of certificate of registration--Assigned number--Duration of certificate.Upon receipt and acceptance of a properly executed application form, the secretary shall issue to the applicant a certificate of registration, including an assigned registration number. The certificate of registration remains effective until either returned by the applicant or withdrawn by the secretary. Source: SL 1973, ch 257, §5; SL 2016, ch 183, §36.
SD Codified L § 37-21A-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21A - Service Agencies For Weighing And Measuring Devices|Section 37-21A-5 - Registrant's removal of tags and placement of devices in service before official examination.

37-21A-5. Registrant's removal of tags and placement of devices in service before official examination.A bearer of a certificate of registration may:(1)Remove an official rejection or condemnation tag or mark placed on a weighing or measuring device by the authority of the department;(2)Place in service, until such time as an official examination can be made, a weighing or measuring device that has been officially rejected or condemned; and(3)Place in service, until such time as an official examination can be made, a new or used weighing or measuring device. Source: SL 1973, ch 257, §6; SL 2004, ch 17, §260; SL 2006, ch 187, §18; SL 2016, ch 183, §37.
SD Codified L § 37-21A-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21A - Service Agencies For Weighing And Measuring Devices|Section 37-21A-6 - Forms for reporting devices placed in service by agency--Distribution of copies of report.

37-21A-6. Forms for reporting devices placed in service by agency--Distribution of copies of report.The director shall furnish each registered service agent and registered service agency with a supply of report forms in hard copy or electronic form to be known as a placed in service report, which may be submitted as follows:(1)To submit a form in hard copy, the form shall be executed in triplicate, shall include the assigned registration number, and shall be signed by a registered service agent or by a service agent representing a registered agency for each rejected or inoperative device restored to service and for each newly installed device placed in service. Within seven days after a device is restored to service, or placed in service, the original of the properly executed placed in service report, together with any official rejection tag removed from the device, shall be mailed to the Office of Weights and Measures. The duplicate copy of the report shall be handed to the owner or operator of the device, and the triplicate copy of the report shall be retained by the registered service agent or agency; or(2)To submit a form electronically, the form shall include the assigned registration number, and shall be signed by a registered service agent or by a service agent representing a registered agency for each rejected or inoperative device restored to service and for each newly installed device placed in service. Within seven days after a device is restored to service, or placed in service, the original of the properly executed placed in service report, together with any official rejection tag removed from the device, shall be e-mailed to the Office of Weights and Measures. The placed in service report shall also be e-mailed to the owner or operator of the device, and a copy of the report shall be retained by the registered service agent or agency. An electronic copy of the placed in service report may be submitted to the director, kept for record purposes, and provided to the device owner or operator in lieu of hard copies only if the owner or operator agrees. Source: SL 1973, ch 257, §7; SL 2006, ch 187, §19; SL 2013, ch 189, §2.
SD Codified L § 37-21A-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21A - Service Agencies For Weighing And Measuring Devices|Section 37-21A-7 - Examination and certification of standards and equipment used by service agencies--Use of uncertified equipment prohibited--Fees.

37-21A-7. Examination and certification of standards and equipment used by service agencies--Use of uncertified equipment prohibited--Fees.A registered service agent and a registered service agency shall submit, annually to the secretary, for examination and certification, any standards and testing equipment that are used, or are to be used, in the performance of the service and testing functions with respect to weighing and measuring devices for which competence is registered. No registered service agent or agency may use in servicing any commercial weighing or measuring device any standards or testing equipment that have not been certified by the secretary. The department shall charge a ninety-six dollar per hour fee for the examination and certification.It is the intent of the Legislature that one-half of the inspection program funding may be derived from the general fund and the other half from the fees collected pursuant to this section and §§34-39-3, 37-21-9.1, 37-21A-3, and 37-22-10, through the General Appropriations Act. Source: SL 1973, ch 257, §8; SL 1992, ch 277, §3; SL 2002, ch 183, §2; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §23; SL 2007, ch 224, §5; SL 2016, ch 183, §38.
SD Codified L § 37-21A-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21A - Service Agencies For Weighing And Measuring Devices|Section 37-21A-8 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of certificate of registration.

37-21A-8. Denial, suspension, or revocation of certificate of registration.The secretary may, for good cause, after careful investigation and consideration, deny, suspend, or revoke a certificate of registration. Good cause may include any violation of a weights and measures statute, failure to submit annual calibration documentation for all weighing and measuring devices used in servicing equipment, or calculated misrepresentations with regard to a service agent's competence, equipment, or reports. Source: SL 1973, ch 257, §9; SL 2006, ch 187, §20; SL 2016, ch 183, §39.
SD Codified L § 37-21A-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21A - Service Agencies For Weighing And Measuring Devices|Section 37-21A-10 - Interstate agreements for reciprocal recognition of certification.

37-21A-10. Interstate agreements for reciprocal recognition of certification.The secretary may enter into an informal reciprocal agreement with any other state that has registration policies similar to the policies of South Dakota. Under the agreement, a registered service agent or a registered service agency of a state party to the reciprocal agreement is granted full reciprocal authority, including reciprocal recognition of certification of standards and testing equipment, if the registered service agency voluntarily registers in South Dakota and pays the corresponding fee. Source: SL 1973, ch 257, §2; SL 2006, ch 187, §22; SL 2016, ch 183, §40.
SD Codified L § 37-21A-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 21A - Service Agencies For Weighing And Measuring Devices|Section 37-21A-11 - Rules and regulations.

37-21A-11. Rules and regulations.The secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 in the following areas to enforce the provisions of this chapter:(1)To establish the required equipment and standards registered service agencies must have in order to service and install weighing and measuring devices in South Dakota;(2)To establish the process by which the division may deny, suspend, or revoke a service agency or agent's registration; and(3)To establish requirements for service agent registration which may include creating or adopting a test which service agents must pass before registration will be granted. Source: SL 1973, ch 257, §11; SL 1986, ch 22, §10; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §23; SL 2006, ch 187, §23.
SD Codified L § 37-22-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 22 - Scales Maintained By Carriers, Elevators And Stockyards|Section 37-22-1 - Scales under supervision of department and subject to inspection.

37-22-1. Scales under supervision of department and subject to inspection.All track scales and all other scales in this state used by common carriers or by shippers for the purpose of weighing cars or freight offered for shipment in car lots and all scales and weighing devices in public warehouses and grain elevators and all stock scales at stockyards and all private, farm, and municipal scales used in weighing hay, grain, wood, coal, and like subjects of commerce are under the supervision and control of the department and are subject to inspection by the department. Farm scales may only be inspected at the request of the owner. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0301; SL 1949, ch 439; SL 2004, ch 17, §261; SL 2016, ch 183, §41.
SD Codified L § 37-22-1.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 22 - Scales Maintained By Carriers, Elevators And Stockyards|Section 37-22-1.2 - Definitions.

37-22-1.2. Definitions.Terms used in this chapter mean:(1)"Department," the Department of Public Safety;(2)"Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Public Safety. Source: SL 2016, ch 183, §60.
SD Codified L § 37-22-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 22 - Scales Maintained By Carriers, Elevators And Stockyards|Section 37-22-3 - Installation, inspection, testing, and correction of scales--Promulgation of rules.

37-22-3. Installation, inspection, testing, and correction of scales--Promulgation of rules.The secretary shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for:(1)The installation, testing, and maintenance of all heavy scales, including specifications in conformance with standards published by the National Institute for Standards and Technology in effect January 1, 2020;(2)The frequency of inspection of heavy scales; and(3)The schedule and procedure for the correction of any deficiencies. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0301; SL 1949, ch 439; SL 1986, ch 22, §13; SL 1992, ch 277, §4; SL 2004, ch 17, §263; SL 2006, ch 187, §24; SL 2016, ch 183, §43; SL 2020, ch 170, § 10.
SD Codified L § 37-22-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 22 - Scales Maintained By Carriers, Elevators And Stockyards|Section 37-22-4 - Department jurisdiction exclusive.

37-22-4. Department jurisdiction exclusive.The department has exclusive jurisdiction over the scales designated in §§37-22-1 and 37-22-3. The inspection of the scales may only be made by and under the direction of the department. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0301; SL 1949, ch 439; SL 2004, ch 17, §264; SL 2016, ch 183, §44.
SD Codified L § 37-22-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 22 - Scales Maintained By Carriers, Elevators And Stockyards|Section 37-22-5 - Appointment of inspectors.

37-22-5. Appointment of inspectors.The department may appoint suitable and competent inspectors to aid the department in making inspections of scales under its jurisdiction. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0302; SL 1945, ch 350; SL 2002, ch 184, §1; SL 2004, ch 17, §265; SL 2006, ch 187, §25; SL 2016, ch 183, §45.
SD Codified L § 37-22-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 22 - Scales Maintained By Carriers, Elevators And Stockyards|Section 37-22-7 - Department facilities and equipment.

37-22-7. Department facilities and equipment.The department may acquire standard weights and measures and additional facilities and equipment including motor vehicles or other means of conveyance deemed necessary and suitable in carrying on the work of inspecting, testing, and correcting scales and performing generally the duties established by this chapter. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0303; SL 1992, ch 277, §5; SL 2004, ch 17, §267; SL 2016, ch 183, §46.
SD Codified L § 37-22-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 22 - Scales Maintained By Carriers, Elevators And Stockyards|Section 37-22-9 - Entry on premises and testing of scales.

37-22-9. Entry on premises and testing of scales.The department or any agent, employee, or scale inspector of the department may at any time, without notice, enter any place maintaining a scale subject to the provisions of this chapter and test and seal all weighing scales and measures used in conducting the business. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0304; SL 2004, ch 17, §269; SL 2016, ch 183, §47.
SD Codified L § 37-22-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 37 - Trade Regulation|Chapter 22 - Scales Maintained By Carriers, Elevators And Stockyards|Section 37-22-10 - Inspection and testing fees.

37-22-10. Inspection and testing fees.The department shall charge and collect a fee for each inspection or testing of scales. The fee shall be paid upon demand of the department by the person owning or operating the scale inspected or tested. The schedule of fees is as follows:(1)1,001 to 2,000 pounds capacity, inclusive, twenty-nine dollars;(2)2,001 to 5,000 pounds capacity, inclusive, forty-eight dollars;(3)5,001 to 40,000 pounds capacity, inclusive, eighty-two dollars;(4)Over 40,000 pounds capacity, one hundred three dollars;(5)All livestock scales, one hundred seventy-three dollars.If a special or emergency inspection is requested, a charge, not to exceed the actual cost of the inspection, including costs for personnel, equipment, and mileage, shall be made and assessed against the requesting person or device owner.It is the intent of the Legislature that one-half of the inspection program funding may be derived from the general fund and the other half from the fees collected pursuant to this section and 34-39-3, 37-21-9.1, 37-21A-3, and 37-21A-7, through the General Appropriations Act. Source: SDC 1939, §63.0305; SL 1939, ch 296; SL 1949, ch 440; SL 1963, ch 457; SL 1969, ch 283; SL 1978, ch 279, §1; SL 1980, ch 267, §1; SL 1984, ch 29, §5; SL 1986, ch 22, §13A; SL 1992, ch 277, §6; SL 2002, ch 183, §3; SL 2004, ch 17, §270; SL 2007, ch 224, §2; SL 2016, ch 183, §48.