<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 40-18-14 - Employment of law enforcement officers--Enforcement of marking and branding laws--Hiring of additional inspectors.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2063481Normal { 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.s2063481SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063481CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063481DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063481000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063481DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2063481SCL { 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="s2063481Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-18-14"><span class="s2063481SENU">40-18-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063481SENU">. </span><span class="s2063481CL">Employment of law enforcement officers--Enforcement of marking and branding laws--Hiring of additional inspectors.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063481Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063481DefaultParagraphFont">The board may employ four certified law enforcement officers for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-19"><span class="s2063481DefaultParagraphFont">40-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063481DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-22"><span class="s2063481DefaultParagraphFont">40-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063481DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, and chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=40-29"><span class="s2063481DefaultParagraphFont">40-29</span></a><span class="s2063481DefaultParagraphFont">. This section does not restrict the board from hiring inspectors, who are not law enforcement officers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063481Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063481000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2063481Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2063481DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2063481SCL">SL 1947, ch 179; SDC Supp 1960, § 40.1201-2; SL 1967, ch 158; SL 1969, ch 167, § 3; SL 1977, ch 321, § 5; SL 1984, ch 269, § 1; SL 1988, ch 328, § 16; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 160, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2020, ch 178, § 2, eff. Mar. 9, 2020.</span></p></div></body></html>