Section 1-21-6.1 - Appointment of law enforcement officers to serve during fair--Authority--Rules. - South Dakota Statutes

1-21-6.1. Appointment of law enforcement officers to serve during fair--Authority--Rules. The secretary of agriculture may appoint as many law enforcement officers, as defined in § 23-3-27 and certified by the state, as may be necessary to serve as state fair law enforcement officers to ensure peace and good order on or about the fairgrounds during the annual fair. The secretary shall issue to each officer a certificate of authority. Each officer shall possess all the powers of a certified law enforcement officer with jurisdiction to make arrests within Beadle County. The secretary may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 establishing additional qualifications in excess of the certification requirements for a certified law officer.

Source: SL 2004, ch 18, § 1.