There are 35 Legislative Days scheduled for the 2004 session. Standing Legislative Committees meet in regularly scheduled sessions during the morning hours of each Legislative Day. Some committees will hold special evening meetings. The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday and Thursday at 10am in room 423 of the Capitol.

For agendas, minutes, member information, active bills and more visit the LRC Website.

Following the live web-cast, replay audio of the entire Senate Ag and Natural Resources Committee meeting for the designated Legislative Day or testimony and debate on a specific bill.

Legislative Day 3 1/15/04 - complete meeting Legislative Day 5 1/20/04 - complete meeting SB 20 -revise certain provisions regarding administration of the state fair by the Department of Agriculture. SB 21 -revise certain provisions of the South Dakota Family Farm Act. Legislative Day 10 1/27/04 - complete meeting SB 69-establish a fee upon the planting of patented seed, to extend certain civil immunity to the planting of patented seed, and to make misappropriation of patented seed a felony. SB 120- revise the starting and ending dates for the state fair. SB 121-regulate certain agricultural production contracts. HB 1026 -repeal certain provisions specifying the organization of the Department of Agriculture. Legislative Day12 1/29/04 - complete meeting SB 149-revise certain requirements for a family farm to change the requirements to qualify for a family farm corporation. SB 166-revise certain licensing requirements for nonresident dove hunters. SB 198-authorize the Game, Fish and Parks Commission to offer special buck deer licenses to certain nonresident landowners. SCR 2-Urging Congressional funding of the Historic Preservation Fund and Historic Barn Restoration Act Legislative Day 15 2/3/04 - complete meeting SB 198:authorize the Game, Fish and Parks Commission to offer special buck deer licenses to certain nonresident landowners. SCR 2:Urging Congressional funding of the Historic Preservation Fund and Historic Barn Restoration Act. SB 188:revise certain provisions relating to access to isolated tracts of land. HB 1060:permit dependent children of resident active duty military service persons to obtain deer and antelope hunting licenses under certain circumstances HB 1023:revise the scope of services provided by the state fire equipment shop and to authorize the shop to charge for costs incurred for rural fire assistance programs HB 1024:authorize counties to use the South Dakota grassland fire index to regulate the use of fireworks. Legislative Day 17 2/5/04 - complete meeting HB 1014: reduce the percentage of owners required to ratify an oil and gas unit. HB 1022: revise certain provisions regarding the American Dairy Association and the state dairy check-off program. HB 1057: permit nonresidents having a nonresident preserve license to hunt certain animals on a licensed shooting preserve. HB 1058: continue a surcharge on certain hunting licenses and to exempt resident furbearer and one-day small game licenses from the surcharge. HB 1059: permit certain persons to discharge pyrotechnics on land owned or leased by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks Legislative Day 21 2/10/04 - complete meeting HB 1195: revise the method used to value agricultural property. HB 1143: designate Webster as the site for the official State Fishing Museum. HB 1161: prohibit certain practices associated with unarmed retrieval of small game and to establish a penalty. Legislative Day 23 2/12/04 - complete meeting HB 1237 - allow the use of certain federal permits in South Dakota relating to organisms and products produced through genetic engineering HB 1085 - provide for certain reduced hunting and fishing license fees for certain disabled residents who served in the armed forces reserve or national guard HB 1195 - revise the method used to value agricultural property Legislative Day 25 2/17/04 - complete meeting HB 1300- revise certain provisions relating to aerial hunting HB 1258- restrict the entry of conservation officers onto certain private land without permission Legislative Day 27 2/19/04 - complete meeting HB 1258 - restrict the entry of conservation officers onto certain private land without permission