The operators of a hog farm in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, is not under jurisdiction of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

Tribal members sought to stop construction of the hog farm, saying it was within the boundaries of the reservation. But Judge Lawrence Piersol said the property wasn't Indian Country.

The reservation has been the subject of a long-running diminishment case. Late last year, Piersol issued a ruling that said what remained of the tribe's land base.

Longview Farm has been building the hog farm about two miles from the tribe's Head Start. The only way to reach the site is through a Bureau of Indian Affairs road.

Get the Story:
Judge sides with Iowa hog farm owners in South Dakota dispute (AP 6/19)

Related Stories:
Opinion: Yankton Sioux opposition to hog farm (5/26)
Hog farm operator challenges tribal jurisdiction (5/7)
Editorial: Yankton Sioux protest fails to keep peace (4/25)
Yankton Sioux parents file suit over hog farm (4/24)
Arrests made at Yankton Sioux hog farm protest (4/23)
Yankton Sioux Tribe hosts meeting on hog farm (4/22)
Editorial: Overreaction to Yankton Sioux protest (4/21)
Yankton Sioux Tribe sues to block hog farm (4/18)
Yankton Sioux Tribe continues hog farm protest (4/17)
Arrests made at Yankton Sioux protest of hog farm (4/16)
Yankton Sioux protest against hog farm continues (4/15)
Yankton Sioux to block access to hog farm site (4/11)