Please review the Tax Relief Programs and application deadlines. November 1 is the deadline for tax-exempt applications.
If you have questions, please call the Equalization & Planning Office at 605-347-3818
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2022 Notice of Special Elections
There are two notices for two separate special elections; the REVISION TO ORDINANCE 53, AN ORDINANCE REGULATING MEDICAL CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS and the Proposed Boundary Change of Rural Ambulance District. See the full text of the notices in the links below.
Notice of Special Election - Medical Cannabis Ordinance 53 Change
Notice of Special Election - Rural Ambulance District Boundary Change
2022 Election Information
NOTICE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTROL NOXIOUS WEEDS AND DECLARED PESTS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN this 20th day of April 2022 pursuant to SDCL 38-22 as amended to all owners, occupants, agents, and public officials in charge of lands in Meade County, South Dakota, that they are responsible for the suppression, control, and eradication of noxious weeds and declared pests’ infestations that may exist on such lands.
Chemical, biological, and / or cultural control methods used for the suppression, control and eradication of noxious weed and declared pest infestations shall be those approved for such purposes by the Meade County Weed and Pest Supervisor, Agronomy Weed Field Specialist, or the South Dakota State University Experiment Station.
Upon failure to observe this notice, the Meade County Weed and Pest Board is required to proceed pursuant to the law and have the noxious weeds or declared pests destroyed by such methods as they may find necessary, the expense of which shall constitute a lien and be entered as a tax against the land and be collected as other real estate taxes are collected, or by other means as provided by law.
In addition, Dalmation toadflax and Spotted knapweed have been approved by the South Dakota Weed and Pest Control Commission as locally noxious weeds and are subject to the same suppression, control, and eradication requirements as the before mentioned plants and animals.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that upon establishing probable cause to believe a noxious weed or declared pest infestation exists upon any property in Meade County, a representative of the Meade County Weed and Pest Control board will enter upon said property without interference or obstruction for the purpose of inspecting and confirming that such infestation exists. Should the inspection confirm an infestation, remedial action to effectively control said infestation will be required.
NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATIONS FOR SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATIONS FOR SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Meade County Commissioners at the Erskine Administrative Building, Sturgis, SD, on June 22, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. will consider renewal/new malt beverage applications for the 2021-2022 licensing year. Said applicants are as follows:
TRANSFER:
To: Shooting Star- Lot 1A of Lot 1 of Sanders Subdivision, Meade County, South Dakota
From: Shooting Star Lot 12 of the Replat of BJD Subdivision, Meade County, South Dakota
/s/ Kevin Forrester
Meade County Auditor
Published once at the total approximate cost of _________________.
NOTICE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTROL NOXIOUS WEEDS AND DECLARED PESTS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN this 1st day of April 2021 pursuant to SDCL 38-22 as amended to all owners, occupants, agents and public officials in charge of lands in Meade County, South Dakota, that they are responsible for the suppression, control, and eradication of noxious weeds and declared pests infestations that may exist on such lands.
Chemical, biological, and / or cultural control methods used for the suppression, control and eradication of noxious weed and declared pest infestations shall be those approved for such purposes by the Meade County Weed and Pest Supervisor, Agronomy Weed Field Specialist or the South Dakota State University Experiment Station.
Upon failure to observe this notice, the Meade County Weed and Pest Board is required to proceed pursuant to the law and have the noxious weeds or declared pests destroyed by such methods as they may find necessary, the expense of which shall constitute a lien and be entered as a tax against the land and be collected as other real estate taxes are collected, or by other means as provided by law.
Plant and animals designated as being noxious weeds and declared pests in the state of South Dakota are Absinth Wormwood, Canada Thistle, Hoary Cress, Leafy Spurge, Perennial Sow Thistle, Purple Loosestrife, Salt Cedar, and Gypsy Moth.
In addition, Dalmation toadflax and Spotted knapweed have been approved by the South Dakota Weed and Pest Control Commission as locally noxious weeds and are subject to the same suppression, control, and eradication requirements as the before mentioned plants and animals.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that upon establishing probable cause to believe a noxious weed or declared pest infestation exists upon any property in Meade County, a representative of the Meade County Weed and Pest Control board will enter upon said property without interference or obstruction for the purpose of inspecting and confirming that such infestation exists. Should the inspection confirm an infestation, remedial action to effectively control said infestation will be required.
Published twice at the total approximate cost of .
