Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) “Association,” the American Dairy Association of South Dakota;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 40-31-1

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) “Dealer,” any person who buys, sells, manufactures, processes, or ships dairy products or who acts as sales or purchasing agent, broker, or factor of dairy products;

(3) “Person,” individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trusts, associations, cooperatives, and any and all other business units;

(4) “Processor,” one who converts milk or cream into a manufactured dairy product;

(5) “Producer,” every person who produces milk or cream from cows or goats and thereafter sells the same as milk, cream, or other dairy products.

Source: SL 1951, ch 5, § 1; SL 1955, ch 4, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.2201; SL 1994, ch 351, § 98.