South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 46 - Regulation Of Sales And Distribution Of Tobacco Products
Section 34-46-1 - Definition of terms.

34-46-1. Definition of terms.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Electronic smoking device," any e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, or vape pen containing or delivering nicotine or any other substance intended for human consumption that may be used by a person in any manner for the purpose of inhaling vapor or aerosol from the product;
(2)"Proof of age," a driver's license, nondriver identification card, tribal identification card, or other generally accepted means of identification that contains a picture of the individual and appears on its face to be valid;
(3)"Sample," tobacco products distributed to members of the general public at no cost for purposes of promoting the product;
(4)"Sampling," the distribution of samples to members of the general public in a public place;
(5)"Self-service display," a display that contains cigarettes or smokeless tobacco, or both, and is located in an area openly accessible to the merchant's consumers, and from which such consumers can readily access cigarettes or smokeless tobacco, or both, without the assistance of the merchant or an employee or agent of the merchant. A display case that holds tobacco products behind locked doors does not constitute a self-service display;
(6)"Smoke" or "Smoking," the act of inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, pipe, hookah, or any other lighted or heated tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form, including the use of an electronic smoking device which creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form;
(7)"Tobacco product," any item made of tobacco intended for human consumption, including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco, and vapor products as defined in §34-46-20;
(8)"Tobacco speciality store," a business that derives at least seventy-five percent of its revenue from the sale of tobacco products.

Source: SL 1994, ch 280, §1; SL 2009, ch 170, §1; SL 2011, ch 13, §4; SL 2019, ch 155, §1.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 34 - Public Health and Safety

Chapter 46 - Regulation Of Sales And Distribution Of Tobacco Products

Section 34-46-1 - Definition of terms.

Section 34-46-2 - Unlawful actions.

Section 34-46-2.2 - Merchants--Notice requirement--Contents.

Section 34-46-3 - Unannounced, random inspections--Persons enlisted--Requirements.

Section 34-46-4 - Annual reports to federal government.

Section 34-46-5 - Violation as misdemeanor--Complete defense.

Section 34-46-5.1 - Limit on violations during unannounced random inspections.

Section 34-46-6 - Uniform regulation and implementation.

Section 34-46-7 - Creation of tobacco prevention and reduction program.

Section 34-46-9 - Department to develop tobacco prevention and reduction plan--Responsibilities of department.

Section 34-46-10 - Tobacco prevention and reduction plan--Programs or grants.

Section 34-46-12 - Tobacco prevention and reduction trust fund.

Section 34-46-13 - Definition of terms used in §§ 34-46-13 to 34-46-19.

Section 34-46-14 - Smoking in public or place of employment prohibited--Petty offense.

Section 34-46-15 - Person controlling public place or place of employment to inform violators--Petty offense.

Section 34-46-16 - Inapplicability to private residences unless used for day care.

Section 34-46-17 - Posted smoking rooms permitted in hotels and lodging establishments.

Section 34-46-18 - Smoking permitted in certain licensed establishments where alcohol sold.

Section 34-46-19 - Smoking permitted in certain retail tobacco stores.

Section 34-46-20 - Tobacco product includes vapor product.

Section 34-46-21 - Sale of vapor product outside package or through self-service display prohibited--Exception--Violation as misdemeanor.