<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 38-35-2 - Purchasing, receiving, or obtaining industrial hemp--License required--Violation as misdemeanor.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2084894Normal { 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.s2084894SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2084894CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2084894Statute { 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.s2084894DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2084894000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2084894NoIndent { 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.s2084894DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2084894SCL { 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 38-35-2 - Purchasing, receiving, or obtaining industrial hemp--License required--Violation as misdemeanor."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 38-35-2 - Purchasing, receiving, or obtaining industrial hemp--License required--Violation as misdemeanor."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-35-2"><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="s2084894Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-35-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s2084894SENU">38-35-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084894SENU">. </span><span class="s2084894CL">Purchasing, receiving, or obtaining industrial hemp--License required--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084894Statute"><span class="s2084894DefaultParagraphFont">No person may purchase, receive, or obtain industrial hemp or product in process, other than industrial hemp seed or industrial hemp product, for planting, storing, propagating, producing, or processing unless the person has a license as provided by this chapter or is working under contract with or under the direction of a licensee. The licensee is responsible, either civilly or criminally, for any person working under contract with or under the direction of a licensee for all sections of this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084894Statute"><span class="s2084894DefaultParagraphFont">It is a Class 2 misdemeanor to purchase, receive, or obtain industrial hemp or product in process, other than industrial hemp product, for planting, storing, propagating, producing, or processing without a license. No unlicensed person is subject to criminal penalties for possession or distribution of hemp seed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084894Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084894000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2084894NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2084894DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2084894SCL">SL 2020, ch 176, § 2, eff. Mar. 27, 2020; SL 2022, ch 155, § 2, eff. Mar. 18, 2022.</span></p></div></body></html>