<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 37-35A-3 - Firearm discrimination by financial institutions--Merchant code requirement prohibited.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cNormal { 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.s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cStatute { 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.s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2c000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 37-35A-3 - Firearm discrimination by financial institutions--Merchant code requirement prohibited."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 37-35A-3 - Firearm discrimination by financial institutions--Merchant code requirement prohibited."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/37-35A-3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=37-35A-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cSENU">37-35A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cSENU">. </span><span class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cCL">Firearm discrimination by financial institutions--Merchant code requirement prohibited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cStatute"><span class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cDefaultParagraphFont">Neither a financial institution nor an agent of a financial institution may require the use of a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms dealer physically located in this state from a general merchandise retailer or a sporting goods retailer located in this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2c000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s03a5ac3722e849e98510ae835fa15b2cSCL">SL 2025, ch 165, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>