# S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-9: Entrance by department--Consent--Fee--Inspection, confiscation, and disposal--Costs--Liability for destruction--Records

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 38-35-9
- **Heading:** Entrance by department--Consent--Fee--Inspection, confiscation, and disposal--Costs--Liability for destruction--Records
- **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 38-35-9

## Text

The secretary may contract with the Department of Public Safety to conduct inspections and sampling of lots and any processor location. The department and the Department of Public Safety may enter on any land or other property where hemp is grown, produced, stored, or processed for the purpose of inspections, sample collection, testing, or investigation while enforcing this chapter. Any person who holds a license under this chapter is deemed to have given consent to the reasonable search and seizure of any hemp without a warrant to determine the lawful amount of total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration and for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

The secretary shall assess a grower inspection fee per lot for grower licensees, a research inspection fee per lot for research licenses, and a processor inspection fee per location for processor licensees.

Any substance found to be in violation of this chapter is subject to confiscation and disposal at the direction of the Department of Public Safety. Any costs arising from the loss of crop, destruction, confiscation, or disposal are the responsibility of the grower, producer, processor, or owner of the substance. The state is not liable for any confiscation, seizure, disposal, or destruction of any substance carried out under this chapter. Any testing, inspection, and investigation results must be provided to the licensee. Notice of any violation must be provided to the licensee in writing. Inspection and investigation records are not open records pursuant to chapter 1-27 .

Source: SL 2020, ch 176, § 9, eff. Mar. 27, 2020; SL 2022, ch 155, § 9, 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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