Section 37-20-2 - Preservation and safeguarding of state standards--Record of standards--Use to testduplicate standards. - South Dakota Statutes

37-20-2. Preservation and safeguarding of state standards--Record of standards--Use to test duplicate standards. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall take charge of the standards adopted by this chapter as the reference standards of the state, keep the standards in a fireproof building belonging to the state from which they may not be removed except for repairs, and take all other necessary precautions for their safekeeping. The secretary shall maintain the state reference standards in good order. The secretary shall keep a complete record of the standards, balances, and other apparatus belonging to the state. The state reference standards shall be used only for testing any duplicate standards that may be required in the enforcement of chapters 37-20 to 37-22, inclusive.

Source: SDC 1939, § 63.0201; SL 1982, ch 278, § 1; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 23; SL 2006, ch 187, § 4.