An Act to revise provisions regarding the qualifications to serve on the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
Section 1. That 41-2-2 be AMENDED:
41-2-2. Political affiliations of commissioners--Farmer members--Residence and gross income--Financial statements.
Not more than four of the game, fish and parks commissioners may be members of the same political party, and, at the time of their appointment, at least four shall be farmers actually residing on a farm or working primarily on a farm, engaged in agriculture, deriving at least two-thirds of their gross annual incomes from crop or livestock production or both, and interested in wildlife conservation. At the time of their appointment three commissioners shall reside west of the Missouri River and five shall reside east of the Missouri River. Each applicant for the commission shall supply a financial statement to the legal counsel of the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to determine if the applicant meets all the qualifications under this section. If an applicant does not meet the qualifications set forth, the applicant may not continue as a nominee for the commission.