Laws

The authority under which the Weights and Measures program operates is detailed in the following South Dakota Codified Laws and Administrative Rules:

SOUTH DAKOTA CODIFIED LAWS

• Vehicle Scales SDCL 37-22A
• Standard Weights and Measures SDCL 37-20
• Enforcement of Weights & Measures Standards SDCL 37-21
• Scales Maintained by Carriers, Elevators & Stockyards SDCL 37-22
• Service Agencies for Weighing & Measuring Devices SDCL 37-21A
• Petroleum Products SDCL 37-2
• Liquefied Petroleum Gases SDCL 34-39
• Food & Drugs- Enforcement & General Provisions SDCL 39-1-1.1
• Food & Drugs- Adulterated & Misbranded Foods SDCL 39-4-1
• Food & Drugs- Beverages, Concentrations & Flavors SDCL 39-13-1

ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

• Food, drugs, oils, and compounds ARSD 20:01:01
• Weights and Measures ARSD 20:01:02
• Heavy scale requirements and fees ARSD 20:01:03
• Retail inspection test fees ARSD 20:01:05
• Weights and measures service agencies ARSD 20:01:06
• Standards laboratory ARSD 20:01:07
• Self-contained electronic and mechanical pitless scales ARSD 20:01:08
• Retail sale motor fuel pumps ARSD 20:01:09
• Motor vehicle fuel labeling requirements ARSD 20:01:10
• Bottled water quality ARSD 20:01:11
• Petroleum standards ARSD 20:15:06