{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-11a-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-11A-2","heading":"Distribution defined.","body":"As used in this chapter, the term, distribution, means the sale, purchase, trade, delivery, handling, storage, or receipt of a product. The term does not include:\n(1) Intracompany sales between any division, subsidiary, parent or otherwise affiliated or related company under the common ownership and control of a corporate entity;\n(2) The purchase or other acquisition by a hospital or other health care entity that is a member of a group purchasing organization of a drug for its own use from the group purchasing organization or from other hospitals or health care entities that are members of such organizations;\n(3) The sale, purchase or trade of a drug or an offer to sell, purchase or trade a drug by a charitable organization described in § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through December 18, 2015, to a nonprofit affiliate of the organization to the extent otherwise permitted by law;\n(4) The sale, purchase or trade of a drug or an offer to sell, purchase or trade a drug among hospitals or other health care entities that are under common control;\n(5) The sale, purchase or trade of a drug, or an offer to sell, purchase or trade a drug, for emergency medical reasons;\n(6) The sale, purchase or trade of a drug, an offer to sell, purchase or trade a drug, or the dispensing of a drug pursuant to a prescription;\n(7) The transfer of drugs by a pharmacy to another pharmacy to alleviate a temporary shortage;\n(8) The distribution of drug samples by manufacturers' representatives or distributors' representatives;\n(9) The sale, purchase, or trade of blood and blood components intended for transfusion;\n(10) The sale, purchase, or trade of a drug to an individual under any form of insurance or an employee medical benefit program pursuant to a prescription; or\n(11) The logistics and warehouse services provided by a third-party logistics provider.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-11A. WHOLESALE DRUG DISTRIBUTORS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-11A-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"ae55609675037be3fcdd72a748c196cabf4e0092aada3cf3b4ab29d18c0df7cc","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-11a-1.4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-11a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}