{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-38-18-26","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 38-18-26","heading":"Certificate of inspection required to transfer ownership of bees or used bee equipment--Copy to recipient of bees--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"No person may sell, offer for sale, give away, or transfer ownership of any apiary, bees, or used bee equipment within this state without receiving a certificate of inspection from the secretary issued within six months prior to the disposition. The seller or giver shall issue a copy of the certificate to the purchaser or person receiving the colony at the time of delivery. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 38. AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE","CHAPTER 38-18. APIARIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/38-18-26","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"c3564998a09b6ae7200ed5815981061116de4333f6c340e4e0b1e9ad155da9aa","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-38-18-25","next":"us-sd/sdcl-38-18-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}