South Dakota § 10-50-35 - Unstamped cigarettes as contraband--Seizure without warrant.
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§ 10-50-35. Unstamped cigarettes as contraband--Seizure without warrant.
Any cigarettes found at any place in this state without stamps affixed thereto as required by this chapter unless the cigarettes are in the possession of a licensed distributor or wholesaler in the original unopened shipping package or unless they are in a course of transit from without this state and consigned to a licensed distributor or a licensed wholesaler, are declared to be contraband goods and may be seized by the secretary, the secretary's agents, or employees, or by any law enforcement of this state if directed by the secretary to do so, without a warrant.
Source: SDC 1939, § 57.3913; SL 1951, ch 452, § 9; SL 1970, ch 78, § 10; SL 2003, ch 272, § 82; SL 2007, ch 66, § 12.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-50-35 ("Unstamped cigarettes as contraband--Seizure without warrant.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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