The secretary of agriculture and natural resources may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 as may be needed to:

(1) Determine and define grades of milk and price differentials to be paid between grades;

(2) Determine and define methods of testing and grading and records to be kept of such testing and grading;

(3) Define individual milk products and set standards for each;

(4) Determine and define methods of production, manufacture, and processing of milk and milk products;

(5) Determine and define construction and sanitation standards for dairy farms and milk plants;

(6) Determine and define construction and sanitation standards for equipment used on dairy farms and milk plants, including transportation equipment for milk and milk products;

(7) Determine and define proper container capacities, labeling, and advertising;

(8) Determine and define duties and responsibilities of a dairy fieldman; and

(9) Review and approve plans and specifications prior to construction.

Source: SDC 1939, § 4.1901; SL 1943, ch 9, § 13; SL 1957, ch 92, § 10; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.1910; SL 1969, ch 8, § 7; SL 1980, ch 280, § 7; SL 1986, ch 326, § 91; SL 2009, ch 205, § 10; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 14, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.