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2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 47 CORPORATIONS
Chapter 09A. Corporate Farming Restrictions
- §47-9A-1 Agriculture prohibited as corporate or limited liability company purpose.
- §47-9A-1.1 Certain breeding stock, products, and facilities exempt.
- §47-9A-2 Definition of terms.
- §47-9A-3 Corporate farming and acquisition of interest in farm real estate prohibited.
- §47-9A-3.1 Certain greenhouse operations exempt.
- §47-9A-3.2 Facilities for feeding poultry or producing meat or eggs exempt.
- §47-9A-3.3 Dairy on agricultural lands exempt.
- §47-9A-4 Banks and trust companies exempt--Purchase of agricultural land through pooled investment fund excepted.
- §47-9A-5 Certain limited liability entities exempt from restrictions.
- §47-9A-6 Encumbrance taken for security exempt.
- §47-9A-7 Lands acquired in collection of debt or enforcement of claim exempt--Period allowed for disposition--Covenant runs with land.
- §47-9A-8 Gifts to nonprofit corporations exempt.
- §47-9A-9 Farms, for scientific, medical, research, or experimental purposes exempt if sale of products incidental.
- §47-9A-10 Raising breeding stock for resale exempt--Nurseries and seed farms.
- §47-9A-11 Livestock feeding exempt.
- §47-9A-12 Land acquired for nonfarming uses exempt--Acreage allowed--Restrictions on farming pending development.
- §47-9A-12.1 Cement Plant Commission property used for nonfarming purposes.
- §47-9A-13 Family farm and authorized farm corporations exempt.
- §47-9A-13.1 Restriction on operation of hog confinement facility--Exception.
- §47-9A-14 Family farm corporation defined.
- §47-9A-15 Qualifications of authorized small farm corporation.
- §47-9A-16 Report required of corporation engaged in farming--Contents.
- §47-9A-17 Additional information for qualification as family or authorized farm corporation.
- §47-9A-18 Farming prohibited without certification by secretary of state.
- §47-9A-19 Annual report required of farming corporations.
- §47-9A-20 Corporation failing to file or filing false report--Civil fine.
- §47-9A-21 Attorney general to prosecute violations--Order of court declaring violation.
- §47-9A-22 Recording of order--Divestiture within prescribed period--Covenant running with land--Public sale of lands not divested.
- §47-9A-23 Citation of chapter.
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