Any person who used to his own advantage, or reveals to other than the secretary of agriculture and natural resources, or officers of the secretary, or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding, any information acquired under the authority of this chapter, concerning any method, records, formulations, or processes which as a trade secret is entitled to protection, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor: Provided, that this prohibition shall not be deemed as prohibiting the secretary, or his duly authorized agent, from exchanging information of a regulatory nature with appointed officials of the United States government, or of other states, who are similarly prohibited by law from revealing this information.
S.D. Codified Laws § 39-14-70
Misuse of confidential information as misdemeanor--Exchange with other government agencies
Known as the South Dakota Commercial Feed Law
The act spans §§ 39-14-1 to 39-14-81 (48 sections).
Source: SL 1970, ch 228, § 13 (6); SL 1977, ch 190, § 392; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.