South Dakota § 10-44-3 - Farm mutual insurers and fraternal benefit societies exempt from tax.

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§ 10-44-3. Farm mutual insurers and fraternal benefit societies exempt from tax.

Farm mutual insurers organized and operating under chapter 58-35 and fraternal benefit societies organized, licensed, or operating under chapter 58-37A are hereby declared to constitute a distinct and separate classification of insurance companies and shall be exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter.

Source: SL 1951, ch 456, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 57.35A03; SL 2007, ch 55, § 1.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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