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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 53 - Contracts » Chapter 09 - Unlawful Contracts » Section 53-9-9 – Sale of good will–Seller’s agreement with buyer to refrain from carrying on similar business, validity.

53-9-9. Sale of good will–Seller’s agreement with buyer to refrain from carrying on similar business, validity.

Any person who sells the good will of a business may agree with the buyer to refrain from carrying on a similar business within a specified county, city, or other specified area, as long as the buyer or person deriving title to the good will from the seller carries on a like business within the specified geographical area.

Source: SDC 1939, §10.0706 (1); SL 1992, ch 60, §2; SL 1997, ch 274, §1.