{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-43-2a-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 43-2A-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in this chapter mean:\n(1) \"Agricultural land,\" land capable of being used in the production of:\n(a) Agricultural crops;\n(b) Fruit and other horticultural products;\n(c) Livestock or livestock products;\n(d) Milk or dairy products;\n(e) Poultry or poultry products; or\n(f) Timber;\n(2) “Foreign entity,” any organization that:\n(a) Is registered outside of the United States or its territories; or\n(b) Has more than ten percent ownership by a foreign government, foreign person, or any combination thereof. However, this permissive threshold does not apply to a prohibited entity;\n(3) “Foreign government,” a government or state-controlled enterprise of a government, other than the United States, its states, its territories, or its federally recognized Indian tribes;\n(4) “Foreign person,” a natural person who is not a United States citizen or a resident;\n(5) “Prohibited entity,” a foreign entity from, foreign government from, or foreign person from:\n(a) The People’s Republic of China;\n(b) The Republic of Cuba;\n(c) The Islamic Republic of Iran;\n(d) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea;\n(e) The Russian Federation; or\n(f) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and\n(6) “Resident”, any individual who is a legal resident of this state, of another state or territory of the United States, or of the District of Columbia, and makes no claim of residency in a foreign country.","path":["TITLE 43. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 43-2A. ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-2A-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"f7f2bb7900d1cbfdcba47f7ebd0e85ef623b6bb313c6b96e5b6d464c4e3270bd","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-43-2-17","next":"us-sd/sdcl-43-2a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}