{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-37-10-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 37-10-16","heading":"Price reductions permitted to meet competition--Sales not in ordinary trade channels not considered.","body":"Any retailer may advertise, offer to sell, or sell cigarettes at a price made in good faith to meet the price of a competitor who is selling the same article in this state at cost to him as a retailer as prescribed in this chapter. Any wholesaler may advertise, offer to sell, or sell cigarettes at a price made in good faith to meet the price of a competitor who is rendering the same type of service and is selling the same article at cost to him as a wholesaler as prescribed in this chapter. The price of cigarettes advertised, offered for sale, or sold under the exceptions specified in §§ 37-10-18 to 37-10-22, inclusive, shall not be considered the price of a competitor and shall not be used as a basis for establishing prices below cost, nor shall the price established at a bankruptcy sale be considered the price of a competitor within the meaning of this section.","path":["TITLE 37. TRADE REGULATION","CHAPTER 37-10. UNFAIR CIGARETTE SALES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/37-10-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"c6563596223f9e4674930c5db4b95db542e71a96e16dd088b99c71f43478a0e1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-37-10-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-37-10-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}