{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-49-47-4","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 49-47-4","heading":"Complaint of failure to comply with chapter--Decision by commission.","body":"A dairy producer or utility may file a complaint with the commission claiming that there has been a failure to comply with this chapter. The commission has exclusive, initial jurisdiction to determine:\n(1) Whether the dairy producer has provided the requisite notice to the electric utility;\n(2) Whether the dairy producer has cooperated with the electric utility to allow the utility to complete measuring and testing;\n(3) Whether a utility has complied with the commission rules regarding measurement of stray current or voltage;\n(4) Whether the utility's measurements demonstrated stray current or voltage at or above the preventive action level;\n(5) Whether the utility has properly identified that portion of the stray current or voltage at cow contact points attributable to the utility's distribution system; and\n(6) Whether the utility has complied with its remediation obligation under this chapter.\nAfter opportunity for hearing, the commission shall issue a decision finding whether this chapter has been complied with or not. If one or more provisions of this chapter have not been complied with, the commission shall order compliance within a period of time prescribed by the commission. The commission shall assess its costs associated with the complaint equally between the dairy producer and the utility.","path":["TITLE 49. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 49-47. STRAY ELECTRICAL CURRENT AND VOLTAGE REMEDIATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-47-4","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"f2307a4d3636442daa410710982349f8581e715e8bb76bccc97661c14a4893e8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-49-47-3","next":"us-sd/sdcl-49-47-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}