South Dakota § 38-35-10 - Inspection timing and procedure.

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§ 38-35-10. Inspection timing and procedure.

At the discretion of the secretary, a grower licensee may be inspected and samples collected no more than thirty days before the hemp is harvested. The grower licensee shall contact the department prior to harvest to ensure a reasonable amount of time to schedule an inspection. The grower licensee is required to be present during the inspection. No harvested lot of hemp must be commingled with another harvested lot of hemp and no hemp may leave the dominion of control of the grower licensee until the grower licensee receives a laboratory result from the department that confirms each lot complies with 7 U.S.C. Chapter 38, Subchapter VII, as provided in 7 C.F.R §§ 990.70(d) and 990.71(d) in effect as of March 22, 2021.

Any location of the processor licensee is subject to random inspection. The processor licensee is required to be present during the inspection.

At the discretion of the secretary, a research licensee may be inspected, and samples may be collected. The research licensee is required to be present during the inspection.

Source: SL 2020, ch 176, § 10, eff. Mar. 27, 2020; SL 2021, ch 182, § 5, eff. Mar. 25, 2021; SL 2022, ch 155, § 10, eff. Mar. 18, 2022; SL 2024, ch 168, § 5.

Effective January 1, 2027

38-35-10. Repealed.

Source: SL 2020, ch 176, § 10, eff. Mar. 27, 2020; SL 2021, ch 182, § 5, eff. Mar. 25, 2021; SL 2022, ch 155, § 10, eff. Mar. 18, 2022; SL 2024, ch 168, § 5; SL 2026, ch 167, § 14, eff. Jan. 1, 2027.

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

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