Brand inspectors will now be under the authority of South Dakota’s Attorney General through the state division of criminal investigation. It previously had been under the South Dakota Brand Board. State Brand Board Chairman Mark Kimball of Platte says he sees positives and negatives to the move…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/01/branding1.mp3|titles=branding1]Kimball says positives to the move include better equipment and overall resources to help producers….
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/01/branding2.mp3|titles=branding2]Kimball says the Brand Board still has its place in the whole process and will have a role in doing renewals and other business to help producers.
(courtesy WNAX Yankton.)