{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-38-21-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 38-21-17","heading":"Commercial applicator license--Annual fee--Violation as misdemeanor--Civil penalty.","body":"No person may perform any of the following acts without a commercial applicator's license issued by the secretary, unless exempt under the provisions of this chapter:\n(1) Engage in the business of applying pesticides to the lands of another;\n(2) Advertise as being in the business of applying pesticides to the lands of another at any time;\n(3) Apply pesticides while in the performance of duties as a governmental employee; or\n(4) Otherwise act as a commercial applicator.\nThe secretary shall require a fee of thirty-five dollars for each commercial applicator license issued. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. In addition to any criminal penalty, any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation imposed by the circuit court. Any civil penalty collected shall be deposited into the state general fund.","path":["TITLE 38. AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE","CHAPTER 38-21. AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE APPLICATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/38-21-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"0abcf4519ede3b613b457c41f0df5233eb0909d5f8ee0af287e726a62c73d061","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-38-21-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-38-21-17.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}