38-11-1      Appointment and terms of board members--Vacancies.
38-11-1.1      Direction and supervision by College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences--Independent functions retained by board.
38-11-2      Composition and representation on board--Recommendations for appointment.
38-11-3      Oath of board members--Officers of board.
38-11-4      Meetings of board.
38-11-5      Repealed.
38-11-6      Official seed certifying agency for state.
38-11-7      Standards for certification--Rules and regulations.
38-11-8      Rules, regulations, and orders for execution of powers.

38-11-1. Appointment and terms of board members--Vacancies.

The State Seed Certification Board shall consist of five members appointed by the secretary of agriculture and natural resources, with terms of office so arranged that one and only one expires each year, and as each expires the succeeding term shall be for a period of five years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. Vacancies may be filled by appointment by the secretary of agriculture and natural resources for the balance of the unexpired term.

Source: SL 1947, ch 18, § 1; SL 1949, ch 12; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.10B01; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.

38-11-1.1. Direction and supervision by College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences--Independent functions retained by board.

The Seed Certification Board shall be administered under the direction and supervision of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University and the dean of the college, 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 dean and the college.

Source: SL 1973, ch 2, § 192; SL 2006, ch 205, § 2.

38-11-2. Composition and representation on board--Recommendations for appointment.

All members of the State Seed Certification Board shall be electors of the state; two shall be persons recommended for appointment by the South Dakota Crop Improvement Association; one shall be a representative of the State Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources; two shall be persons recommended by the dean of agriculture at South Dakota State University. The members of the board shall be appointed so as to represent all areas of the state. The secretary of agriculture and natural resources shall make these appointments from lists of two or more names submitted for each position on the board.

Source: SL 1947, ch 18, § 1; SL 1949, ch 12; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.10B01; SL 2006, ch 205, § 1; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.

38-11-3. Oath of board members--Officers of board.

The members of the State Seed Certification Board shall qualify by taking and subscribing to the oath of office required by civil officers of the state.

The board shall elect a president, vice-president, and secretary from among their number for a term of one year, beginning at the annual meeting at which they are elected.

Source: SL 1947, ch 18, § 1; SL 1949, ch 12; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.10B01.

38-11-4. Meetings of board.

The State Seed Certification Board shall hold its meetings at such times and places as it designates. The board shall hold at least one, but not more than four regular meetings each year, including the annual meeting. At the annual meeting the president, vice-president, and secretary shall be elected for the ensuing year. The president of the board may call special meetings whenever the president judges it necessary.

Source: SL 1947, ch 18, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.10B02; SL 2006, ch 205, § 3.