<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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21Normal { text-align: center; 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.s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21HG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21HG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: 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content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A"><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="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21HG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21Normal"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21HG4C">ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Definitions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Limitations on foreign ownership--Exceptions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Agricultural land acquired in violation--Period to comply.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Aliens acquiring agricultural land by process of law--Time to alienate title.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Nonresident alien becoming bona fide resident--Right to acquire agricultural land.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Violation--Forfeiture to state--Minority interest--Civil penalty--Enforcement--Impact on title--Fractional interest--Appraisal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-6.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-6.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Violation--Investigation--Subpoena power.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-6.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-6.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Violation--Burden of proof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-6.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-6.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Violation--Appeal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Reports monitored by Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-7.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-7.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    AFIDA report--Duplicate filing with department--Civil penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8327b18174074dd6afe60ae8322c5a21DefaultParagraphFont">    Exception for property owned by corporation for nonfarming purposes--Cement Plant Commission property.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { 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padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 43-2A-1 - Definitions."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 43-2A-1 - Definitions."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A-1"><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="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6SENU">43-2A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6SENU">. </span><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6CL">Definitions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">Terms used in this chapter mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "Agricultural land," land capable of being used in the production of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Agricultural crops;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Fruit and other horticultural products;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Livestock or livestock products;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(d)    Milk or dairy products;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(e)    Poultry or poultry products; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(f)    Timber;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(2)     Foreign entity, any organization that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Is registered outside of the United States or its territories; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Has more than ten percent ownership by a foreign government, foreign person, or any combination thereof. However, this permissive threshold does not apply to a prohibited entity;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(3)     Foreign government, a government or state-controlled enterprise of a government, other than the United States, its states, its territories, or its federally recognized Indian tribes;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(4)     Foreign person, a natural person who is not a United States citizen or a resident;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(5)     Prohibited entity, a foreign entity from, foreign government from, or foreign person from:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    The People s Republic of China;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    The Republic of Cuba;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    The Islamic Republic of Iran;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(d)    The Democratic People's Republic of Korea;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(e)    The Russian Federation; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber2"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(f)    The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6StatuteNumber1"><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">(6)     Resident , any individual who is a legal resident of this state, of another state or territory of the United States, or of the District of Columbia, and makes no claim of residency in a foreign country</span><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sa77fb6868709415391d2b0eb4fa97ef6SCL">SL 1979, ch 291, § 7; SL 2024, ch 176, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dNormal { 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.se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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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.se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 43-2A-2 - Limitations on foreign ownership--Exceptions."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 43-2A-2 - Limitations on foreign ownership--Exceptions."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A-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="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-2" rel="noopener"><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dSENU">43-2A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dSENU">. </span><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dCL">Limitations on foreign ownership--Exceptions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dStatute"><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dDefaultParagraphFont">The following provisions apply to the ownership or leasing of agricultural land in this state:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dStatuteNumber1"><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A prohibited entity may not own agricultural land in this state;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dStatuteNumber1"><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A prohibited entity may not lease or hold an easement on agricultural land in this state, unless:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dStatuteNumber2"><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dDefaultParagraphFont">(a)    The lease is exclusively for agricultural research purposes and encumbers no more than three hundred and twenty acres; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dStatuteNumber2"><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dDefaultParagraphFont">(b)    The lease is exclusively for contract feeding of livestock, at an animal feeding operation, by a family farm unit, a family farm corporation, or an authorized farm corporation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dStatuteNumber1"><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Excluding a prohibited entity, a foreign entity, foreign government, or foreign person may not own more than one hundred and sixty acres of agricultural land in this state, provided this limitation does not include agricultural land held as security for indebtedness; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dStatuteNumber1"><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Excluding a prohibited entity, there is no restriction on easements or the number of acres of agricultural land that a foreign entity, foreign government, or foreign person may lease.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dStatute"><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dDefaultParagraphFont">This section does not apply to a foreign entity, foreign government, or foreign person whose right to hold land is secured by treaty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="se528cb6a99664c02b7aaa26501c4a07dSCL">SL 1979, ch 291, § 1; SL 2024, ch 176, § 3; SL 2026, ch 176, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2Normal { 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.s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 43-2A-3 - Agricultural land acquired in violation--Period to comply."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 43-2A-3 - Agricultural land acquired in violation--Period to comply."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A-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="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2SENU">43-2A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2SENU">. </span><span class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2CL">Agricultural land acquired in violation--Period to comply.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2Statute"><span class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2DefaultParagraphFont">Any foreign entity, foreign government, foreign person, or prohibited entity that acquires agricultural land in this state by devise or descent, in violation of this chapter, has three years from the transfer of ownership to dispose of the land.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2Statute"><span class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2DefaultParagraphFont">Any foreign entity who violates this chapter by other means has two years from the initial date of the violation to comply with this chapter or to dispose of the property.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s65e6d1797ac34b69ab06dc8b2b7cf1d2SCL">SL 1979, ch 291, § 4; SL 2024, ch 176, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2064948Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2064948SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2064948CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2064948Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2064948DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2064948000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2064948SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2064948SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2064948Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-2A-4"><span class="s2064948SENU">43-2A-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2064948SENU">. </span><span class="s2064948CL">Aliens acquiring agricultural land by process of law--Time to alienate title.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2064948Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2064948DefaultParagraphFont">The prohibitions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-2A-2"><span class="s2064948DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2064948DefaultParagraphFont"> do not apply to agricultural lands acquired by process of law in the collection of debts, or by any procedure for the enforcement of a lien or claim thereon, whether created by mortgage or otherwise. However, all agricultural lands so acquired shall be disposed of within three years after acquiring title.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2064948Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2064948000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2064948Normal"><span class="s2064948SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2064948SCL-000002"> SL 1979, ch 291, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1Normal { 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.sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 43-2A-5 - Nonresident alien becoming bona fide resident--Right to acquire agricultural land."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 43-2A-5 - Nonresident alien becoming bona fide resident--Right to acquire agricultural land."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A-5"><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="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-5" rel="noopener"><span class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1SENU">43-2A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1SENU">. </span><span class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1CL">Nonresident alien becoming bona fide resident--Right to acquire agricultural land.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1Statute"><span class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1DefaultParagraphFont">Any foreign person who is or becomes a resident may acquire and hold agricultural land in this state, upon the same terms as a resident of this state, during the continuance of the residency.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1Statute"><span class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1DefaultParagraphFont">If the foreign person ceases to be a resident, the foreign person has three years from the time the residency is terminated to dispose of agricultural land in excess of one hundred sixty acres.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sa750c9e03ce8435f87f61d4c3449bfa1SCL">SL 1979, ch 291, § 3; SL 2024, ch 176, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52Normal { 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.sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 43-2A-6 - Violation--Forfeiture to state--Minority interest--Civil penalty--Enforcement--Impact on title--Fractional interest--Appraisal."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 43-2A-6 - Violation--Forfeiture to state--Minority interest--Civil penalty--Enforcement--Impact on title--Fractional interest--Appraisal."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A-6"><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="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52SENU">43-2A-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52SENU">. </span><span class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52CL">Violation--Forfeiture to state--Minority interest--Civil penalty--Enforcement--Impact on title--Fractional interest--Appraisal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52Statute"><span class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52DefaultParagraphFont">Any agricultural land owned in violation of this chapter is forfeited to the state. Any agricultural land lease, or easement, held by a prohibited entity in violation of this chapter, is terminated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52DefaultParagraphFont">Any agriculture land acquired by devise or descent, wherein a minority owner is in violation of this chapter, is subject to forfeiture of the </span><a id="_Hlk216355551" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52000000" rel="noopener"></a><span class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52DefaultParagraphFont">violating minority owner s interest share, plus an additional civil penalty in an amount equal to the fair market value of the violating minority owner's interest share.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52DefaultParagraphFont">The attorney general shall enforce the forfeiture or the termination of a lease or easement. A forfeiture or a termination of a lease or easement may not be adjudged unless the action to enforce is brought within three years after evidence of a violation of this chapter is referred to the attorney general, as provided for in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-6.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-6.1</span></a><span class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52DefaultParagraphFont">. No title to land is invalid or liable to forfeiture by reason of the alienage of any former owner or interested person.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52Statute"><span class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52DefaultParagraphFont">Any fractional interest in any land forfeited to the state must first be made available to the other equitable owners of the land at fair market value. The attorney general may determine fair market value under this section by an appraisal or a value of two times the assessed taxable valuation of the land.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="sc806077a4d60448883399a2fc39bfb52SCL">SL 1979, ch 291, § 6; SL 2024, ch 176, § 6; SL 2026, ch 176, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27Normal { 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.sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27Statute { 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.sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27NoIndent { 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.sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 43-2A-6.1 - Violation--Investigation--Subpoena power."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 43-2A-6.1 - Violation--Investigation--Subpoena power."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A-6.1"><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="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-6.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27SENU">43-2A-6.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27SENU">. </span><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27CL">Violation--Investigation--Subpoena power.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27Statute"><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall refer evidence of noncompliance to the attorney general, who shall investigate the evidence for violations of this chapter. The attorney general may bring an action pursuant to title 15 to enforce this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">After the attorney general commences an enforcement action, the attorney general may, in addition to any authority granted under §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=15-6-28.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">15-6-28.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=15-6-28.4" rel="noopener"><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">15-6-28.4</span></a><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, subpoena from a subject foreign entity, foreign government, foreign person, or prohibited entity:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27StatuteNumber1"><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Real property titles;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27StatuteNumber1"><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Deeds;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27StatuteNumber1"><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Real estate transaction documents;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27StatuteNumber1"><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Financing or financial documents related to the ownership or financing of the agricultural land transaction;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27StatuteNumber1"><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Documents depicting the identity of any party to the agricultural land transaction; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Any other information necessary to demonstrate a violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-2</span></a><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sbb758bdfcfe04e9bb5e33ff8c1459e27SCL">SL 2024, ch 176, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95NoIndent { 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.s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 43-2A-6.3 - Violation--Appeal."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 43-2A-6.3 - Violation--Appeal."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A-6.3"><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="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-6.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95SENU">43-2A-6.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95SENU">. </span><span class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95CL">Violation--Appeal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95DefaultParagraphFont">A foreign entity, foreign government, foreign person, or prohibited entity, whose agricultural land interest was forfeited by an enforcement action brought by the attorney general, may appeal within thirty days of the judgment, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=15-26A" rel="noopener"><span class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95DefaultParagraphFont">15-26A</span></a><span class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s0d80e2a3e3dc48249076f818c9880a95SCL">SL 2024, ch 176, § 9.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7cStatuteNumber1"><span class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7cDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Any report voluntarily submitted by a county register of deeds alleging a violation of this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7cStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7cDefaultParagraphFont">If the department has reason to believe that a violation of this chapter may have occurred, the department must refer the evidence to the attorney general, who must investigate in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-6.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7cDefaultParagraphFont">43-2A-6.1</span></a><span class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7cDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7cNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7c000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7cNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7cDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd5a5f969f462436a8faebb3065b67a7cSCL">SL 1979, ch 291, § 5; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 14, eff. Apr. 19, 2021; SL 2024, ch 176, § 10.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0Normal { 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.scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0Statute { 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.scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0NoIndent { 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.scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 43-2A-7.1 - AFIDA report--Duplicate filing with department--Civil penalty."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 43-2A-7.1 - AFIDA report--Duplicate filing with department--Civil penalty."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A-7.1"><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="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-7.1" rel="noopener"><span class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0SENU">43-2A-7.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0SENU">. </span><span class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0CL">AFIDA report--Duplicate filing with department--Civil penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0Statute"><span class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0DefaultParagraphFont">Any person required to submit a report to the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978, 7 U.S.C. §§ 3501 to 3508 inclusive (January 1, 2026), shall file a copy of the required report with the secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, within the time period required for submission under 7 U.S.C. § 3501.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0Statute"><span class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0DefaultParagraphFont">If the person fails to report as required under this section, the attorney general may impose a civil penalty, not to exceed ten percent of the fair market value of the agricultural land interest held on the date the penalty was assessed. The attorney general shall forward any civil penalty collected under this section to the state treasurer, for deposit in the general fund.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0Statute"><span class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0DefaultParagraphFont">The attorney general may bring an action to collect the civil penalty in the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in Pierre or in the circuit court of any county of this state in which any portion of the relevant agricultural land is located.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="scfa0ebf6b15b4d138338db5f348ebda0SCL">SL 2024, ch 176, § 2; SL 2026, ch 176, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 43-2A - ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067Normal { 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.s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067Statute { 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.s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067NoIndent { 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.s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067SCL { 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 43-2A-8 - Exception for property owned by corporation for nonfarming purposes--Cement Plant Commission property."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 43-2A-8 - Exception for property owned by corporation for nonfarming purposes--Cement Plant Commission property."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A-8"><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="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=43-2A-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067SENU">43-2A-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067SENU">. </span><span class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067CL">Exception for property owned by corporation for nonfarming purposes--Cement Plant Commission property.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067Statute"><span class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067DefaultParagraphFont">This chapter does not apply to agricultural land owned by a foreign entity, a foreign government, or a foreign person for an immediate or potential nonagricultural use.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067Statute"><span class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067DefaultParagraphFont">A foreign entity, a foreign government, or a foreign person may hold agricultural land in an amount necessary for the conduct of its nonagricultural business operations. Pending the development of agricultural land for a nonagricultural use, the land may not be used for farming, except under lease to a family farm unit, a family farm corporation, or an authorized farm corporation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067Statute"><span class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067DefaultParagraphFont">A foreign entity, foreign government, or foreign person developing land for nonagricultural use has five years from acquiring interest to initiate a nonagricultural business operation or be deemed in violation of this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067Statute"><span class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067DefaultParagraphFont">For purposes of this section, the term "nonagricultural business operation" includes the filing of a permit or an application with this state, a political subdivision of this state, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or a federal agency having jurisdiction over the project for permitting purposes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067Statute"><span class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067DefaultParagraphFont">All real property owned or held by this state by and through the South Dakota State Cement Plant Commission, as of December 28, 2000, is owned or held by it and its successors in title for immediate or potential use for nonfarming purposes and the real property is necessary for nonfarming business operations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s3cdbd60de0244ff7887e8e5350ab9067SCL">SL 2000 (SS), ch 4, § 1; SL 2024, ch 176, § 11.</span></p></div></body></html>