The bill amends several sections of South Dakota law to increase inspection fees charged by the Department of Public Safety for various weighing and measuring devices, particularly those related to liquefied petroleum gas and fuel pump meters. Specifically, the fee for testing liquefied petroleum gas devices is raised from sixty-eight dollars to eighty dollars, while the inspection fee for liquefied petroleum gas plants increases from ninety-four dollars to one hundred twenty-five dollars. Additionally, the bill introduces new fee structures for inspections of gasoline and diesel meters, with fees set at twenty dollars for stationary fuel pump meters, sixty dollars for high-speed stationary fuel pump meters, and one hundred dollars for agricultural chemical or liquid fertilizer meters.

Further amendments include an increase in the annual registration fee for service agencies from sixty-nine dollars to eighty dollars, and for registered service agents from ten dollars to twenty dollars. The bill also revises the fee schedule for scale inspections, establishing new fees based on capacity, with a minimum fee of thirty-five dollars for scales under thirty-one pounds and up to two hundred dollars for livestock scales. The intent of the Legislature is to ensure that half of the funding for the inspection program comes from the general fund and the other half from the fees collected under these amended sections.

Statutes affected:
Introduced, 01/03/2025: 34-39-3, 37-21-9.1, 37-21A-3, 37-21A-7, 37-22-10
House Commerce and Energy Engrossed, 01/27/2025: 34-39-3, 37-21-9.1, 37-21A-3, 37-21A-7, 37-22-10