The South Dakota Office of Weights and Measures operates under the authority of South Dakota Codified Law. Laws, rules and statutes specific to weights and measures are outlined below.

South Dakota Codified Laws

• Vehicle Scales SDCL 37-22A
• Standard Weights and Measures SDCL 37-20
• Enforcement of Weights & Measures Standards SDCL 37-21
• Fees for Inspection and Testing SDCL 37-21-9.1
• Scales Maintained by Carriers, Elevators & Stockyards SDCL 37-22
• Inspection and Testing Fees SDCL 37-22-10
• Hourly Charges for Requested Testing Outside Regular Route SDCL 37-22-12
• 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 74:04:13. See more from the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Petroleum standards ARSD 20:15:06