40-20-3. Withdrawal of county from inspection area by petition--Minimum area withdrawing.

Any county which has become a part of the livestock inspection area by petition and which adjoins a noninspection area may withdraw from the inspection area by a petition requesting withdrawal. The petition shall be signed by a majority of the owners of livestock in the county seeking withdrawal. The petition shall be filed with the board. The board shall at its next regular or special meeting enter a resolution approving the withdrawal, which action removes the county described in the petition from the ownership inspection area. No area seeking withdrawal may be smaller than a county.

Source: SDC Supp 1960, § 40.12A01 as added by SL 1961, ch 202; SL 1963, ch 239, § 1; SL 1984, ch 269, § 11; SL 1988, ch 328, § 44.