South Dakota § 34-5-10 - Distressed food defined.
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§ 34-5-10. Distressed food defined.
As used in §§ 34-5-9 to 34-5-18, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "distressed food" means all food, food products, drugs, alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages, nonedible products expected to be used in or around the home kitchen, medicines, and related items that have been subject to possible contamination from fire, flood, tornado, windstorms, train, or vehicle accidents. This shall include damage or contamination caused by shipping, handling, or storage errors or accidents; or product contamination by spillage of toxic material, poisons, pesticides, petroleum products or their derivatives, or other deleterious substance that may be injurious to health.
Source: SL 1974, ch 241, § 1 (7).
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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