Any person who knowingly makes, distributes, or possesses any punch, die, plate, or other thing designed to print or reproduce the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark of another on any drug, or container or label thereof so as to make such drug a counterfeit controlled drug or substance is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-42-9
Manufacture, distribution, or possession of equipment for making counterfeit controlled substance as felony
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Helland (2005)
Most recently applied in State v. Helland (December 2005)
Source: SL 1970, ch 229, § 10 (e) (5); SDCL Supp, § 39-17-108; SL 1977, ch 189, § 86.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.