Any cigarettes that have been sold, offered for sale, or possessed for sale in violation of §§ 10-50-72 to 10-50-92, inclusive, are contraband goods and may be legally seized, without a warrant, by the secretary, the secretary's agents or employees, or by any law enforcement officer of this state if directed by the secretary to do so. Any cigarettes seized and forfeited under this section shall be destroyed.
S.D. Codified Laws § 10-50-88
Declaration of contraband--Seizure, forfeiture and destruction
Source: SL 2003, ch 74, § 17.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.