South DakotaSouth Dakota allows pesticide registrations to be canceled for violations
South Dakota’s pesticide law allows the state secretary to cancel a pesticide’s registration for product or labeling problems, subject to a hearing.
What it does
The state secretary may cancel a pesticide’s registration for violations of pesticide law or rules, or improper contents or labeling. Cancellation is subject to a hearing.
Argument forCanceling registrations for pesticides with improper contents or labels could help protect users from unsafe products or misleading instructions.
Argument againstCanceling a registration over product or labeling problems could reduce the pesticide choices available to farmers and other users.
More detail
The state secretary may cancel a pesticide’s registration. The provision covers registered pesticides and their labeling in South Dakota. The secretary must determine that the pesticide or its labeling violates state pesticide law or rules, or is adulterated or misbranded. Adulterated and misbranded refer generally to problems with a product’s contents or labeling. Cancellation is subject to a hearing under the state’s administrative hearing law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 26Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-02-26 H.J. 452Became Law
- Feb 23Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-23 H.J. 400To Governor
- Feb 20Signed by the President S.J. 346Passed Senate
- Feb 19Signed by the Speaker H.J. 373Passed House
- Feb 18Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 296
- Feb 17Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 17
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 17Minor
- Feb 17Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 3First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 170Minor
- Feb 2House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 2 H.J. 196
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 182
- Jan 27Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 8
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 9
- Jan 27Agriculture and Natural Resources Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 8 Amendment 1019AMajor
- Jan 27Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- Jan 20Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- Jan 13First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources H.J. 11Introduced
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