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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 43 - Property » Chapter 02A - Alien Ownership Of Agricultural Land

Section 43-2A-1 – “Agricultural land” defined.

43-2A-1.”Agricultural land” defined. For purposes of this chapter, the term “agricultural land” means land capable of use in the production of agricultural crops, timber, livestock or livestock products, poultry or poultry products, milk or dairy products, or fruit and other horticultural products but does not include any royalty interest, any oil, gas, or other mineral […]

Section 43-2A-2 – Maximum alien ownership of agricultural land–Exceptions.

43-2A-2. Maximum alien ownership of agricultural land–Exceptions. No alien, who is not a resident of this state, of some state or territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia; and no foreign government shall hereafter acquire agricultural lands, or any interest therein, exceeding one hundred sixty acres, except such as may be […]

Section 43-2A-7 – Reports monitored by Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

43-2A-7. Reports monitored by Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall monitor, for compliance to this chapter, biannual reports transmitted to the department pursuant to section 6 of the United States Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978. If this review reveals evidence of noncompliance with this chapter […]

Section 43-2A-8 – Exception for property owned by corporation for nonfarming purposes–Cement Plant Commission property.

43-2A-8. Exception for property owned by corporation for nonfarming purposes–Cement Plant Commission property. The restrictions of this chapter do not apply to agricultural land owned by a corporation for immediate or potential use in nonfarming purposes. A corporation may hold such agricultural land in such acreage as may be necessary to its nonfarm business operations. […]