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Senate approves higher permit and application fees for CAFOs, supporters say revenue needed to sustain program
Summary
Lawmakers approved House Bill 10‑21, which raises annual permit fees and establishes a $600 application fee for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Sponsors said fees have not kept pace with program costs given growth in permitted operations and animal counts; opponents warned of disproportionate impacts on smaller operations.
The South Dakota Senate on March 3, 2025, approved House Bill 10‑21, revising fees and adding an application charge for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).
Sponsor Senator Mischemins told the chamber CAFO permit fees have not been raised since the program’s inception in 1997 and currently cover only a small fraction of program costs. He cited growth in the number and scale of operations — from 15 permitted operations decades ago to 436 in February…
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