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South Dakota - Pesticide Reporting Requirements

Pesticide Reporting Requirements
Region
South Dakota
Required to Report
Yes
State Office
Poison Control
Phone 1
800-222-1222
Worker's Compensation
Coverage for Farmworkers
Required (with limitations)
Limitations
Employers must provide workers' compensation only to workers operating threshing machines, grain combines, corn shellers, cornhuskers, shredders, silage cutters, and seed hullers. (Other employers may elect to become subject to workers' compensation law. S.D. Codified Laws § 62-3-17 (2012).)
Statute
S.D. Codified Laws §§ 62-3-15(2), 62-3-16 (2012)
Coverage for Undocumented Workers
Not Defined in Statue or Case Law
Case Law
There is no case law answering this question.
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
There is no case law answering this question.
Additional Information
South Dakota has a long-standing policy to interpret workers compensation statute liberally. S.D. Medical Service, Inc. v. Minn. Mut. Fire & Cas. Co., 303 N.W. 2d 358, 361 (S.D. 1981).
WP Enforcement
Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency