SDCL § 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.