<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 39-18-46 - Petition for condemnation of adulterated or misbranded article--Removal of tag if found not adulterated or misbranded.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2082148Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2082148SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082148CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2082148Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2082148DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082148000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082148DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082148SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2082148Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=39-18-46"><span class="s2082148SENU">39-18-46</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082148SENU">. </span><span class="s2082148CL">Petition for condemnation of adulterated or misbranded article--Removal of tag if found not adulterated or misbranded.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082148Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082148DefaultParagraphFont">If an article detained pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=39-18-45"><span class="s2082148DefaultParagraphFont">39-18-45</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082148DefaultParagraphFont"> is found, after examination and analysis, to be adulterated or misbranded, the secretary of agriculture and natural resources may petition the judge of any court of competent jurisdiction in whose jurisdiction the article is detained for a libel for condemnation of such article. If the secretary finds that such detained article is not adulterated or misbranded he shall remove the tag or marking.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082148Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082148000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082148Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082148DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082148SCL">SL 1966, ch 8, § 11 (b); SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-3"><span class="s2082148SCL">21-3</span></a><span class="s2082148SCL">), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.</span></p></div></body></html>