# S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-2: Purchasing, receiving, or obtaining industrial hemp--License required--Violation as misdemeanor

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T38_C35_S38-35-2

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-2
- **Heading:** Purchasing, receiving, or obtaining industrial hemp--License required--Violation as misdemeanor
- **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 38-35-2

## Text

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.

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.

Source: SL 2020, ch 176, § 2, eff. Mar. 27, 2020; SL 2022, ch 155, § 2, eff. Mar. 18, 2022.

## 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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