All members of the Animal Industry Board shall be residents and electors of the state; one member shall be a cattleman, one member shall be a sheepman, one member shall be a livestock feeder, one member shall be a hog producer, one member shall be an owner-operator of a livestock auction or commission company, one member shall be a dairy producer, one member shall be a veterinarian who is actively engaged in practice in the state. All members, other than the veterinarian, shall be persons actively and actually raising or marketing livestock within the state. The members shall qualify by taking and subscribing the oath of office required of other civil officers of the state.
SDCL 40-3-3