SDCL § 40-31-2.1: Direction and supervision by Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources--Independent functions retained by Association.

The American Dairy Association of South Dakota shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the secretary thereof, but shall retain the quasi-judicial, quasi-legislative, advisory, other nonadministrative and special budgetary functions (as defined in § 1-32-1) otherwise vested in it and shall exercise those functions independently of the secretary of agriculture and natural resources. The staff director of the association shall be nominated by the association and appointed by the secretary of agriculture and natural resources to serve at the pleasure of the secretary of agriculture and natural resources.