SDCL § 34-12B-2: Exclusive agreements between pharmacies and nursing facilities as misdemeanors--Exceptions.

It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any pharmacy, pharmacist, nursing facility, or nursing facility administrator, to contract, agree to or arrange for the exclusive right of a pharmacy or pharmacist to furnish drugs and medicines to residents or patients of a nursing facility, except in nursing facilities which are owned or operated by a licensed hospital, nursing facilities which maintain a licensed pharmacy department and nursing facilities which provide patient medication under a "unit dose" system in accordance with rules and regulations established by the State Board of Pharmacy.