Deadlines This Week:

Thursday, October 31st: Property Taxes are due. Payments made after this deadline will include interest and fees.

Friday, November 1st: Yearly Tax Exempt form are due to the Director of Equalization if you organization want to maintain property tax exemption in the following year. Churches, community centers, and other charitable organizations fall into this category. Make sure your organization has it’s forms turned in so you do not lose your property tax exempt status.

Livestock Loss

• Producers need to document their livestock loss. Proper documentation is critical to ensure processing of potential claims
• Suggested record keeping would include dates, photos, description of animals (type of livestock, number of head, weight, sex, age, etc.), vaccination records, pregnancy test records, hauling receipts, collection of all identification tags and any other information that would verify the loss. A third-party signature and statement to verify losses will most likely be required. Veterinarians, extension offices, and many other resources may be verifying third party agents. Employees and family members are not eligible.
• Conservation Districts can serve as third party verifiers for producers documenting livestock loss. Producers can call the Conservation District office in their county at the following numbers: Fall River – 605-745-4007, Custer – 605-673-4971, Bennett – 605-685-1243

Rendering Services

• The South Dakota Animal Industry Board (AIB) will be coordinating disposal of livestock carcasses on state roads and state right of ways with Dakota Rendering Service.
• For carcass disposal information, contact the AIB at 605-773-3321
• Carcasses located on or along county-owned or privately owned roadways must be removed by the respective county or private owner of the roadway
• The removal of carcasses located on private land is the responsibility of the animal owner or land owner.
• AIB provides guidance for on-farm carcass disposal on their website at: www.aib.sd.gov

Livestock Identification

• The State Brand Board inspector will be involved in identifying livestock and livestock carcasses
• Dakota Rendering Service and County Emergency Management offices are providing livestock identification to the Animal Industry  Board (AIB).
• If a producer locates carcasses on his/her land which are not theirs, they can contact AIB or their County Emergency Management office to provide the livestock information to them.
• AIB also has available a fillable pdf form on their website, which producers can use to report death losses. This reporting is voluntary, and does not replace the record-keeping that should be doen by individual producers. The livestock death loss report can be obtained at www.aib.sd.gov
• If you have questions regarding livestock identification you can contact the State Brand Board at 605-773-3324

Emergency Manager for Shannon and Fall River Counties: Frank Maynard, 605-745-7562

Helpline: 877-708-4357 or 2-1-1

Additional information on helplines, volunteers, assistance, and donations can be found here:Fact Sheet – 2013 Blizzard

The Fall River/Shannon County Courthouse will be closed Monday, October 14, in observance of Native American Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday.

Due to large population discrepancies between commissioner districts the Shannon County commissioners are considering changes to the districts. The legal descriptions for the new districts and a map showing the new districts can be viewed below.

Shannon Co Ordinance #2012-01, Commission Redistricting

District #1:
• Beginning at the SE corner of Section 36, Twp 37, Rg 41
• thence north along the county line to NE corner of Section 25, Twp 39, Rg 41
• thence west along the north line of Section 25, Twp 39, Rg 41 to the intersection with the Medicine Root Tribal District eastern boundary
• thence northerly along the Medicine Root Tribal District boundary to Chockcherry Dr
• thence northerly along Chockcherry Dr to BIA 401
• thence northerly along BIA 401 to the intersection with the north line of Section 11, Twp 39, Rg 41
• thence westerly along the section line to the intersection of BIA 2
• thence westerly along BIA 2 to BIA 27
• thence northwesterly along BIA 27 to the intersection with the north line of section 33, Twp 40, Rg 43
• thence west along the north line of section 33, twp 40, rg 43 to the NW corner of sect 33, twp 40, rg 43
• thence south along the section line to the SE corner of section 32, twp 37, rg 43
• thence west along the section line to the NW corner of Section 1, twp 36, rg 44
• thence south along the section line to the SW corner of section 13, twp 36, rg 44,
• thence east along the section line to the intersection with Tribal Route 123, thence east along Tribal Route 123 to intersection with BIA 27
• thence northerly along BIA 27 to the intersection with the north line of section 3, twp 36, rg 43
• thence easterly along the section line to the point of beginning.

District #2:
• Beginning at the SW corner of Section 33, Twp 37, Rg 48
• thence northerly along the county boundary to the NW corner of section 33, twp 39, rg 48
• thence easterly along the section line to the NE corner of section 36, twp 39, rg 45
• thence southerly along the section line to the SW corner of the NW1/4 of section 19, twp 38, rg 44
• thence easterly along the quarter section line to the intersection with BIA 33,
• thence southerly along BIA 33 to the intersection with BIA 28,
• thence southerly along BIA 28 to the intersection with the eastern line of section 17, twp 37, rg 43
• thence southerly along the section line to the SE corner of section 32, twp 37, rg 43
• thence west along the section line to the intersection with the dirt road continuing from the end of BIA 38,
• thence southerly along said road to BIA 38,
• thence southerly along BIA 38 to US Highway 18,
• thence westerly along US Highway 18 to intersection with the north line of section 6, twp 36, rg 45
• thence westerly along the section line to the point of beginning.

District #3:
• Beginning at the NE corner of Section 25, Twp 39, Rg 41
• thence west along the north line of Section 25, Twp 39, Rg 41 to the intersection with the Medicine Root Tribal District eastern boundary,
• thence northerly along the Medicine Root Tribal District boundary to Chockcherry Dr,
• thence northerly along Chockcherry Dr to BIA 401,
• thence northerly along BIA 401 to the intersection with the north line of Section 11, Twp 39, Rg 41
• thence westerly along the section line to the intersection of BIA 2,
• thence westerly along BIA 2 to BIA 27,
• thence northwesterly along BIA 27 to the intersection with the north line of section 33, Twp 40, Rg 43,
• thence west along the north line of section 33, twp 40, rg 43 to the NW corner of sect 33, twp 40, rg 43
• thence south along the section line to the intersection of BIA 28
• thence northwesterly along BIA 28 to the intersection with BIA 33,
• thence northerly along BIA 33 to the intersection of the east-west quarter line of section 24, twp 38, rg 44,
• thence westerly along the quarter line to the SW corner of the NW1/4 of section 19, twp 38, rg 44
• thence northerly along the section line to the NE corner of section 36, twp 39, rg 45
• thence westerly along the section line to the county boundary,
• thence northerly along the county boundary to the NW corner of section 23, twp 43, rg 47 ,
• thence easterly along the county boundary to the NE corner of section 13, twp 43, rg 41,
• thence southerly along the county boundary to the point of beginning.

District #4:
• Beginning at the SW corner of the County, thence north along the section line to the NW corner of Section 5, twp 36, rg 48,
• thence easterly along the section line to the intersection with US Highway 18,
• thence southerly along US Highway 18 to the intersection with BIA 38,
• thence northeasterly along BIA 38,
• thence northeasterly along the dirt road continuing from the end of BIA 38 to the intersection with the north line of section 3, twp 36, rg 45,
• thence easterly along the section line to the intersection with BIA 33,
• thence southerly along BIA 33 to US Highway 18,
• thence southerly along US Highway 18 to North Ridge Lp,
• thence easterly along North Ridge Lp to Santee St,
• thence Easterly along Santee St to Prairie View Ave,
• thence southerly along Prairie View Ave to Sitting Bull Rd,
• thence easterly and then southerly along Sitting Bull Rd to US Highway 18,
• thence westerly along US Highway 18 to Cherokee Ave,
• thence southerly along Cherokee Ave to Dakota Ave,
• thence westerly along Dakota Ave to Crazy Horse Loop,
• thence southerly along Crazy Horse Loop to Sage St,
• thence westerly along Sage St to Arapahoe Ave,
• thence southerly along Arapahoe Ave to Cottonwood St,
• thence southeasterly along Cottonwood St to the end of Cottonwood St,
• thence southerly along the unnamed dirt road running from Cottonwood St to Fraggle Rock Rd,
• thence westerly along Fraggle Rock Rd to Highway 407,
• thence southerly along Highway 407 to the south county boundary,
• thence westerly along the county boundary to the point of beginning.

District #5:
• Beginning at the SE corner of Shannon County,
• thence northerly along the county boundary to the NE corner of section 1, twp 36, rg 41,
• thence westerly along the section line to the intersection with BIA 27,
• thence southerly along BIA 27 to Tribal Route 123,
• thence westerly along Tribal Route 123 to the NW corner of section 19, twp 36, rg 43,
• thence westerly along the section line to the SW corner of section 13, twp 36, rg 44,
• thence northerly along the section line to the NW corner of Section 1, twp 36, rg 44,
• thence westerly along the section line to BIA 33,
• thence southerly along BIA 33 to US Highway 18,
• thence southerly along US Highway 18 to North Ridge Lp,
• thence easterly along North Ridge Lp to Santee St,
• thence Easterly along Santee St to Prairie View Ave,
• thence southerly along Prairie View Ave to Sitting Bull Rd,
• thence easterly and then southerly along Sitting Bull Rd to US Highway 18, thence westerly along US Highway 18 to Cherokee Ave,
• thence southerly along Cherokee Ave to Dakota Ave,
• thence westerly along Dakota Ave to Crazy Horse Loop,
• thence southerly along Crazy Horse Loop to Sage St,
• thence westerly along Sage St to Arapahoe Ave,
• thence southerly along Arapahoe Ave to Cottonwood St,
• thence southeasterly along Cottonwood St to the end of Cottonwood St,
• thence southerly along the unnamed dirt road running from Cottonwood St to Fraggle Rock Rd,
• thence westerly along Fraggle Rock Rd to Highway 407,
• thence southerly along Highway 407 to the south county boundary,
• thence easterly along the county boundary to the point of beginning.