38-17-9. Unauthorized use of seed subject to lien as misdemeanor.
Any person who obtains crop seeds subject to a lien under the provisions of §§38-17-3 to 38-17-8, inclusive, and who uses the seed or any part of the seed without the written consent of the person who furnished the seed for any other purpose, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1887, ch 150, §6; CL 1887, §5495; RCCivP 1903, §736; RC 1919, §1682; SDC 1939, §39.9902; SL 1977, ch 190, §316; SL 1985, ch 310, §2; SL 2018, ch 241, §9.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture
Section 38-17-1 - Contract reserving title to landlord to be filed with register of deeds .
Section 38-17-1.1 - Crop seeds defined.
Section 38-17-3 - Lien on crop for seed furnished--Limitation on amount contained in farm lease.
Section 38-17-4 - Seed lien available to foreign corporations without qualifying.
Section 38-17-5 - Filing of seed lien affidavit with register of deeds.
Section 38-17-6 - Seed lien affidavit on behalf of nonresident.
Section 38-17-8 - Priority of seed liens.
Section 38-17-9 - Unauthorized use of seed subject to lien as misdemeanor.
Section 38-17-10 - Lien of federal agency furnishing seed or money.
Section 38-17-11 - Filing of federal seed lien with register of deeds--Contents of notice.
Section 38-17-12 - Misappropriation of federally furnished seed or money as misdemeanor.
Section 38-17-13 - General law of seed liens applicable to federal liens.
Section 38-17-14 - Farm machinery owner's lien on processed agricultural products.
Section 38-17-16 - Priority of threshers' and processors' liens.
Section 38-17-17 - Innocent purchaser of crop protected against unfiled lien.