South Dakota § 2-12-5 - Specific legislation to be shown in directory entries--Employment of unregistered lobbyists prohibited.
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§ 2-12-5. Specific legislation to be shown in directory entries--Employment of unregistered lobbyists prohibited.
Any person employing any lobbyist shall, whenever further subjects of legislation are introduced or arise which such lobbyist is hired to promote or oppose, make or cause to be made additional entries opposite his name in the directory, stating such additional employment in such manner that such entries shall show all the subjects of legislation in relation to which any lobbyist is employed. No person, agency, business organization, or association may, directly or indirectly, employ any person as lobbyist in respect to any legislation coming within the terms of this chapter, unless the name of such person is duly entered on the lobbyist directory as provided by this chapter.
Source: SDC 1939, § 55.0703; SL 1977, ch 23, § 5; SL 1991, ch 23, § 6.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-12-5 ("Specific legislation to be shown in directory entries--Employment of unregistered lobbyists prohibited.") 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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