<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-20B-118 - Industrial hemp--Chemical modification or conversion--Sale or distribution--Penalty.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8StatuteNumber1"><span class="s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Sell or distribute industrial hemp or an industrial hemp product that contains chemically derived cannabinoids or cannabinoids created by chemically modifying or converting a hemp extract.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8Statute"><span class="s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8DefaultParagraphFont">A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s080f4de79cc54609bdccbb9454ae12c8SCL">SL 2024, ch 129, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>