# S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-10: Inspection timing and procedure

> South Dakota · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-10

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-10
- **Heading:** Inspection timing and procedure
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 38 / Chapter 35 / Section 38-35-10

## Text

At the discretion of the secretary, a grower licensee may be inspected and samples collected no more than thirty days before the hemp is harvested. The grower licensee shall contact the department prior to harvest to ensure a reasonable amount of time to schedule an inspection. The grower licensee is required to be present during the inspection. No harvested lot of hemp must be commingled with another harvested lot of hemp and no hemp may leave the dominion of control of the grower licensee until the grower licensee receives a laboratory result from the department that confirms each lot complies with 7 U.S.C. Chapter 38, Subchapter VII, as provided in 7 C.F.R §§ 990.70(d) and 990.71(d) in effect as of March 22, 2021.

Any location of the processor licensee is subject to random inspection. The processor licensee is required to be present during the inspection.

At the discretion of the secretary, a research licensee may be inspected, and samples may be collected. The research licensee is required to be present during the inspection.

Source: SL 2020, ch 176, § 10, eff. Mar. 27, 2020; SL 2021, ch 182, § 5, eff. Mar. 25, 2021; SL 2022, ch 155, § 10, eff. Mar. 18, 2022; SL 2024, ch 168, § 5.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-2 Purchasing, receiving, or obtaining industrial hemp--License required--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-3 Application for grower license--Location and size requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-3.1 Application for a research license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-3.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-4 Application for processor license--Fee--Location notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-5 Criminal background check--Denial of license for conviction--Licensure exemption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-7 License issuance--Denial, revocation, or suspension--Contested case](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-8 Planting verification--Documentation to be filed--Contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-9 Entrance by department--Consent--Fee--Inspection, confiscation, and disposal--Costs--Liability for destruction--Records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-10 Inspection timing and procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-11 Promulgation of rules--Fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-12 Department of Health--Promulgation of rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-12.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-14 Testing samples--Exceeding concentration--Destruction or remediation of lot](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-14.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-16 Transportation--Consent to search and seizure--Inspection by law enforcement--Penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-16.md)

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