38-35-3.1. Application for a research license.
Any person seeking to plant, store, propagate, or produce industrial hemp for the purpose of research shall apply to the secretary for a research license on an application form prescribed by the department and submit a nonrefundable annual application fee. The secretary shall deposit fees collected under this chapter in the hemp regulatory program fund pursuant to §38-35-6. Research licensees may be exempt from lot size minimums pursuant to §38-35-3. Applicants for a research license must be affiliated with an accredited university. Applicants for a research license must submit a summary to the department that outlines the applicant's objectives and a timeline of activities.
All industrial hemp produced or processed under a research license must be:
(1)Grown, used, or processed for research purposes only; and
(2)Properly disposed of in a manner to render irretrievable and unable to enter the stream of commerce, except for industrial hemp seed.
Source: SL 2022, ch 155, §4, eff. Mar. 18, 2022.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture
Section 38-35-1 - Definitions.
Section 38-35-3 - Application for grower license--Location and size requirements.
Section 38-35-3.1 - Application for a research license.
Section 38-35-4 - Application for processor license--Fee--Location notice.
Section 38-35-5 - Criminal background check--Denial of license for conviction--Licensure exemption.
Section 38-35-6 - Hemp regulatory program fund--Purpose--Expenditures.
Section 38-35-7 - License issuance--Denial, revocation, or suspension--Contested case.
Section 38-35-8 - Planting verification--Documentation to be filed--Contents.
Section 38-35-10 - Inspection timing and procedure--Disclose information.
Section 38-35-11 - Promulgation of rules--Fees.
Section 38-35-12 - Department of Health--Promulgation of rules.
Section 38-35-14 - Testing samples--Exceeding concentration--Destruction or remediation of lot.
Section 38-35-18 - Rules of United States Department of Agriculture.
Section 38-35-19 - Reporting to attorney general.
Section 38-35-20 - Coordination with other government entities.
Section 38-35-21 - Industrial hemp for smoking prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 38-35-22 - Industrial hemp used in wildlife food plots.
Section 38-35-23 - Prohibition on industrial hemp and marijuana being commingled.