<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:03:06:01"><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000000">12:03:06:01</span></a><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000001">.  Definitions.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0"> Terms used in this chapter mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">    (1)  "Active agricultural producer," a person who is</span><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">        (a)  P</span><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">roducing or causes to be produced an agricultural commodity in a quantity beyond the person's family use and is able to transfer title or sell the commodity to another</span><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0"> or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">        (b)  Managing the land the person owns for long-term foresty uses; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">    (</span><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">2</span><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">)  "Outstanding farming or ranching practice," a practice that demonstrates outstanding land stewardship.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">    </span><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0"> 35 SDR 165, effective December 22, 2008</span><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">; 51 SDR 55, effective November 18, 2024</span><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">    </span><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-7-30"><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000003">38-7-30</span></a><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">    </span><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-7-29"><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000003">38-7-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-7-30"><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0-000003">38-7-30</span></a><span class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8786e32-8fbc-4ca5-a1d3-fe7ca2376367000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>