{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-49-45-29","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 49-45-29","heading":"Grain broker--Prohibited activities--Penalty--Civil fine.","body":"It is a Class 5 felony for a grain broker to:\n(1) Negotiate or attempt to negotiate a grain transaction with a grain buyer, who is not licensed in accordance with this chapter; or\n(2) Take title or attempt to take title to grain that is subject to a transaction being negotiated by the grain broker.\nThe commission may assess a civil fine against a grain broker in the amount of five thousand dollars for each violation of this section, up to a maximum fine of fifty-thousand dollars, annually.","path":["TITLE 49. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 49-45. GRAIN BUYERS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-45-29","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a001ee2dc1b0c329847d0580869389594149b5667b05c142f60cb2a530d57bbf","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-49-45-28","next":"us-sd/sdcl-49-46-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}