{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-38-35-3.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 38-35-3.1","heading":"Application for a research license.","body":"Any person seeking to plant, store, propagate, or produce industrial hemp for the purpose of research shall apply to the secretary for a research license on an application form prescribed by the department and submit a nonrefundable annual application fee. The secretary shall deposit fees collected under this chapter in the hemp regulatory program fund pursuant to § 38-35-6. Research licensees may be exempt from lot size minimums pursuant to § 38-35-3. Applicants for a research license must be affiliated with an accredited university. Applicants for a research license must submit a summary to the department that outlines the applicant's objectives and a timeline of activities.\nAll industrial hemp produced or processed under a research license must be:\n(1) Grown, used, or processed for research purposes only; and\n(2) Properly disposed of in a manner to render irretrievable and unable to enter the stream of commerce, except for industrial hemp seed.","path":["TITLE 38. AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE","CHAPTER 38-35. INDUSTRIAL HEMP"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/38-35-3.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"1151be145e352930260123b4a172ec0ee9e00a4e8bf9963655673cae919bcf5e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-38-35-3--2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-38-35-3.1--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}