S.D. Codified Laws § 10-50-1 (2026)
Definition of terms.
SDC 1939, § 57.3901; SL 1951, ch 452 , § 1; SL 1970, ch 78 , § 1; SL 1973, ch 2 , § 278; SL 1994, ch 351 , § 27; SL 1995, ch 72 , § 5; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 82; SL 2005, ch 82 , § 1; SL 2009, ch 58 , § 1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
- (1) "Consumer," any individual who is not a retailer or a licensed distributor or wholesaler pursuant to § 10-50-9;
- (2) "Dealer," or "retailer," any person other than a distributor or wholesaler, as defined herein, who is engaged in this state in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products at retail;
- (3) "Distributor," any person engaged in this state in the business of producing or manufacturing cigarettes, or importing into the state cigarettes, at least seventy-five percent of which are purchased directly from the manufacturers thereof;
- (4) "Licensed distributor," or "licensed wholesaler," a distributor or wholesaler licensed under the provisions of this chapter;
- (5) "Person," any individual, firm, fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, or association, however formed;
- (6) "Sale" or "sell," shall include or apply to gifts, exchanges, and barter;
- (7) "Secretary," the secretary of revenue;
- (8) "Tobacco products," cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, and any other products made up or composed of tobacco in whole or in part, except cigarettes.
Source: SDC 1939, § 57.3901; SL 1951, ch 452 , § 1; SL 1970, ch 78 , § 1; SL 1973, ch 2 , § 278; SL 1994, ch 351 , § 27; SL 1995, ch 72 , § 5; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 82; SL 2005, ch 82 , § 1; SL 2009, ch 58 , § 1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.