South Dakota § 47-9A-1 - Agriculture prohibited as corporate or limited liability company purpose.
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§ 47-9A-1. Agriculture prohibited as corporate or limited liability company purpose.
The Legislature of the State of South Dakota recognizes the importance of the family farm to the economic and moral stability of the state, and the Legislature recognizes that the existence of the family farm is threatened by conglomerates in farming. Therefore, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state, and shall be the provision of this chapter, that, notwithstanding the provisions of § 47-1A-301, no foreign or domestic corporation, except as provided herein, shall be formed or licensed under the South Dakota Business Corporation Act for the purpose of owning, leasing, holding or otherwise controlling agricultural land to be used in the business of agriculture.
It is further declared that no foreign or domestic limited liability company, except as provided herein, shall be formed or licensed under the South Dakota Limited Liability Company Act for the purpose of owning, leasing, holding or otherwise controlling agricultural land to be used in the business of agriculture.
Source: SL 1974, ch 294, § 2; SL 1991, ch 377, § 1; SL 1993, ch 344, § 39FF; SL 2005, ch 202, § 8.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-9A-1 ("Agriculture prohibited as corporate or limited liability company purpose.") 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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