Characteristics of locally declared pest

12:62:07:02. Characteristics of locally declared pest. The commission may designate as a locally declared pest a pest possessing the following characteristics: (1) The pest is capable of spreading rapidly by natural means in a previously uninfested area; (2) The pest is not controllable without special preventive chemical, mechanical, biological, and cultural practices; (3) The pest is capable of materially reducing the production of crops and livestock. Source: 10 SDR 83, effective February 7, 1984; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 22 SDR 52, effective October 25, 1995; readopted, 23 SDR 185, effective May 8, 1997. General Authority: 38-22-7, 38-22-9, 38-22-11.1. Law Implemented: 38-22-7, 38-22-9.