South Dakota 4-H allows lease agreements for animals. The best experience in animal projects can be found in daily care and management of the project, but that is not available to all youth. Like many 4-H project areas, animal projects provide an opportunity for youth to work with a caring adult/mentor to gain experience working with livestock or animal projects.
Youth members in the project areas of beef, dairy, dairy goat, meat goat, poultry, rabbit, sheep, and swine that lease an animal must follow certain leasing requirements, along with individuals who are leasing animals to youth.
The South Dakota Animal Lease Form must be completed by the 4-H member and a parent/guardian and uploaded to 4-H Online by 11:50 p.m. CDT June 1. If leasing multiple animals from the same owner, only one form will need to be completed, with each animal listed. If leasing animals from multiple owners, complete a form for each owner.
