South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 50 - Cigarette Tax
Section 10-50-66 - Seizure and destruction of contraband tobacco products.

10-50-66. Seizure and destruction of contraband tobacco products.
Any cigarettes or tobacco products found at any place in this state that have been imported in violation of §§10-50-65 to 10-50-67, inclusive, are declared to be contraband goods and may be seized without a warrant by the secretary, agents or employees of the secretary, or any law enforcement officer of this state when directed to do so by the secretary. Cigarettes or tobacco products imported in violation of §§10-50-65 to 10-50-67, inclusive, shall be destroyed by the secretary.

Source: SL 2000, ch 65, §2; SL 2019, ch 66, §2.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 10 - Taxation

Chapter 50 - Cigarette Tax

Section 10-50-1 - Definition of terms.

Section 10-50-2 - Number of cigarettes in package.

Section 10-50-3 - Tax imposed on cigarettes held for sale--Rates of tax.

Section 10-50-4 - Stamps affixed to evidence tax payment--Samples excepted.

Section 10-50-5 - Denominations of stamps--Fractional parts of cent.

Section 10-50-6 - Stamped cigarettes not subject to further tax--Person in possession of unstamped cigarettes liable for tax and penalty.

Section 10-50-7 - Transactions constitutionally exempt from taxation.

Section 10-50-8 - Impact of tax borne by consumer--Separate statement on invoice--Method of collection unaffected.

Section 10-50-9 - License required of distributors and wholesalers--Registration required of retailers--Separate license or registration for each outlet--Violation as petty offense.

Section 10-50-10 - Contents of application for license.

Section 10-50-11 - Fee for distributor or wholesaler license--Reduced fee for part of year.

Section 10-50-12 - Display of license--Duration--Return of license on revocation.

Section 10-50-13 - Transfer of license to different location or person--Contents of application for transfer.

Section 10-50-14 - Annual renewal of license--Fee.

Section 10-50-15 - Revocation of license or registration--Appeal.

Section 10-50-16 - Sale of cigarettes after license or registration revocation as petty offense--Forfeiture.

Section 10-50-18 - Stamps secured and sold by secretary--Discount.

Section 10-50-19 - Payment for stamps after purchase--Bond or depository agreement required.

Section 10-50-20 - Resale of stamps prohibited--Redemption of unused and uncanceled stamps.

Section 10-50-20.1 - Refund for stamped cigarettes destroyed by distributor.

Section 10-50-21 - Use or possession of counterfeit stamp as felony--Reuse of stamp.

Section 10-50-25 - Authorization to nonresident to affix stamps--Sale of stamps.

Section 10-50-26 - Bond or depository agreement required of authorized nonresident--Duration of bond or agreement.

Section 10-50-27 - Agreement by nonresident to permit examination of records.

Section 10-50-28 - Appointment of attorney by authorized nonresident--Service of process on attorney--Notice to nonresident.

Section 10-50-29 - Authorized nonresident as licensed distributor.

Section 10-50-30 - Distributor to affix stamps.

Section 10-50-31 - Dealer to return unstamped cigarettes.

Section 10-50-32 - Sale of unstamped cigarettes as misdemeanor--Subsequent violation a felony.

Section 10-50-33 - Display or possession of unstamped cigarettes as evidence of intent to sell.

Section 10-50-34 - Enforcement powers of department personnel--Arrest--Complaint--Seizure of counterfeit license or stamp.

Section 10-50-35 - Unstamped cigarettes as contraband--Seizure without warrant.

Section 10-50-36 - Forfeiture and destruction of contraband cigarettes.

Section 10-50-37 - Confiscation of unstamped cigarettes not required if no intentional evasion.

Section 10-50-38 - Act of agent as act of principal.

Section 10-50-39 - Monthly reports by distributors--Contents and time of filing.

Section 10-50-41 - Examination of distributor's, wholesaler's, and dealer's records--Inspection of premises--Records to be kept by dealer.

Section 10-50-42 - Investigations and taking of testimony.

Section 10-50-43 - Subpoena of witnesses and evidence in department hearings.

Section 10-50-44 - Witnesses not excused by self-incrimination--Evidence produced not used against witness.

Section 10-50-45 - Judicial enforcement of departmental process--Commitment to jail--Further proceedings by secretary.

Section 10-50-46 - Application for hearing by secretary--Notice of grant or denial of hearing.

Section 10-50-47 - Hearing ordered by secretary--Requiring appearance of witnesses and production of evidence.

Section 10-50-48 - Secretary's order after hearing--Copy to applicant.

Section 10-50-49 - Appeal from secretary to circuit court--Notice of appeal.

Section 10-50-50 - Service of notice of appeal--Notice and bond filed with clerk of courts--Time of hearing by court.

Section 10-50-51 - Relief granted by circuit court--Costs.

Section 10-50-52 - Disposition of proceeds of tax.

Section 10-50-58 - Cigarette stamp purchasing fund established.

Section 10-50-59 - Recovery of cigarette stamp costs--Deposit of funds.

Section 10-50-60 - Promulgation of rules.

Section 10-50-61 - Wholesale tax on tobacco products--Credit for tax paid.

Section 10-50-62 - Dealers to buy only from licensed wholesalers and distributors who have paid taxes--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 10-50-63 - Deadline for reporting and remitting wholesale tobacco tax--Penalty--Credit or refund for destroyed unfit tobacco.

Section 10-50-64 - Voluntary regulation of use of tobacco products.

Section 10-50-65 - Certain activities regarding for-export-only tobacco products prohibited--Violation as misdeameanor.

Section 10-50-66 - Seizure and destruction of contraband tobacco products.

Section 10-50-67 - Relief for violation of §10-50-65.

Section 10-50-72 - Definition of terms.

Section 10-50-73 - Manufacturer to certify participation or compliance--Form--Delivery--Contents.

Section 10-50-74 - Certification update--Supplemental certification.

Section 10-50-75 - Inclusion of brand families--Requirements--No limitation on rights of State.

Section 10-50-76 - Maintenance of records--Exception.

Section 10-50-77 - Annual publication of directory on internet website--Date of publication--Development, contents and maintenance.

Section 10-50-78 - Exclusion from directory--Cure.

Section 10-50-79 - Hearing and appeal.

Section 10-50-80 - Distributors and wholesalers to submit information to secretary--Maintenance and availability of records--Monetary penalty--Deposit in general fund.

Section 10-50-81 - Secretary may require additional information.

Section 10-50-82 - Inclusion in directory prerequisite to affixing tax stamp or distribution--Monetary penalty--Deposit in general fund.

Section 10-50-83 - Inclusion of unregistered nonresident or foreign manufacturers in directory--Service of process--Information to be provided to secretary.

Section 10-50-84 - Notice to secretary of agent's authority--Termination or appointment of agent.

Section 10-50-85 - Service upon secretary of state in lieu of appointed or designated agent--Such service does not constitute compliance.

Section 10-50-86 - Disclosure of information to attorney general--Inter-agency sharing of information.

Section 10-50-87 - Financial information to be made available to attorney general.

Section 10-50-88 - Declaration of contraband--Seizure, forfeiture and destruction.

Section 10-50-89 - Promulgation of rules--Certification, reporting and directory.

Section 10-50-90 - Attorney general may seek restraining order--Action for enforcement--Compensation for costs.

Section 10-50-91 - Schedule of reports--Publication--Pre-publication sales, distribution, etc.

Section 10-50-92 - Conflict with other law.

Section 10-50-99 - Shipment or transportation of cigarettes and tobacco products to consumers by sellers or distributors prohibited.

Section 10-50-100 - Injunction for actual or threatened violation.

Section 10-50-101 - Civil action for violation--Civil penalty.

Section 10-50-102 - Separate violations.

Section 10-50-103 - Forfeiture of products, profits, and benefits.

Section 10-50-104 - Other available penalties and remedies--Tax collected from person receiving products.

Section 10-50-105 - Provider of roll-your-own machine is cigarette manufacturer--Exception.

Section 10-50-106 - Only products in directory to be used in roll-your-own machine.

Section 10-50-107 - Seizure and destruction of tobacco products not purchased from licensed distributor or wholesaler.