No corporation shall commence farming in this state until the secretary of state has inspected the report required by § 47-9A-16 and certified that its proposed operations comply with the provisions of §§ 47-9A-16 and 47-9A-17.
S.D. Codified Laws § 47-9A-18
Farming prohibited without certification by secretary of state
Known as the Family Farm Act
The act spans §§ 47-9A-1–47-9A-9 (30 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Allegheny Corp. v. Richardson, Inc. (1990)
Most recently applied in Allegheny Corp. v. Richardson, Inc. (November 1990)
Source: SL 1974, ch 294, § 5.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.