Brand Board reviewed by Government Operations and Audit Committee

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PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — A legislative oversight committee dipped its toe into the years-long struggle over the South Dakota Brand Board.  Complaints about a backlog of brand registrations are ongoing.  Brand Board President Scott Vance was among those appearing before the legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee Thursday morning.  Committee member, Representative Julie Auch of Yankton offered first-hand evidence of problems dealing with the Brand Board, saying she’s been waiting for a return call from the board for more than a year.

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1. “Goac-Brand Board-Auch”

The legislature rejected a bill this year to move the Brand Board’s financial reporting functions from the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to the Office of School and Public Lands.  Brand Inspectors, producers and lawmakers are calling for more accountability from the Brand Board.