{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-38-12a-20","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 38-12A-20","heading":"Promulgation of rules by secretary.","body":"The secretary may promulgate rules, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1-26, which are consistent with the following:\n(1) To provide application forms for seed permits;\n(2) To provide for procedures for contested cases;\n(3) To designate which weed seeds are prohibited or restricted;\n(4) To establish standards for sampling, inspecting, analyzing, and testing seeds;\n(5) To establish the tolerances to be used;\n(6) To establish which kinds of seed have to be labeled as to variety, variety not stated, type or performance characteristics;\n(7) To establish standards for allowable weed seed or restricted noxious weed seed;\n(8) To establish the length of time for which a germination test shall be acceptable;\n(9) To establish standards for percentage of germination and inert matter;\n(10) To establish which seeds a farmer can produce and sell without a label;\n(11) To establish which seeds are subject to specific labeling and germination requirements;\n(12) To establish standards for enforcement of plant variety protection;\n(13) To provide procedures for releasing seed from stop sales;\n(14) To establish standards for imposing civil penalties;\n(15) To establish standards for labels;\n(16) To establish standards for size of file samples;\n(17) To establish procedures and standards for the arbitration committee and the arbitration process;\n(18) To establish standards for the sale, transportation, storage, planting, disposal, or other use of seed and for the posting of planted sites and notification of seed use.","path":["TITLE 38. AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE","CHAPTER 38-12A. SEED STANDARDS AND LABELING"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/38-12A-20","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"e29605ffceb5d55b8ef26166083c6679a80037f86827a2c4fa34d66eb5c0f24d","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-38-12a-19","next":"us-sd/sdcl-38-12a-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}