South Dakota § 42-12-16 - Registration required--Competition or sparring exhibition--Compliance--Penalty--Injunction.
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§ 42-12-16. Registration required--Competition or sparring exhibition--Compliance--Penalty--Injunction.
A competition or sparring exhibition may not be held without having a certificate of registration issued by the commission. The commission shall prescribe the form and the fee for registration.
Any association, club, competitor, corporation, or individual that arranges, facilitates, participates in, produces, profits from, or stages a competition or sparring exhibition that does not have a certificate of registration issued by the commission, or that does not comply with the provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated pursuant to this chapter, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and subject to the sanctions and penalties provided in §§ 42-12-20 and 42-12-24.
The commission may file a civil suit to enjoin any person or entity from participating in, facilitating, producing, staging, arranging, or profiting from a competition or sparring exhibition that does not have a certificate of registration issued by the commission.
Source: SL 2014, ch 209, § 10; SL 2026, ch 175, § 7.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-12-16 ("Registration required--Competition or sparring exhibition--Compliance--Penalty--Injunction.") 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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