South Dakota Codified Laws 10-50-1. Definition of terms
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) “Consumer,” any individual who is not a retailer or a licensed distributor or wholesaler pursuant to § 10-50-9;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 10-50-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) “Dealer,” or “retailer,” any person other than a distributor or wholesaler, as defined herein, who is engaged in this state in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products at retail;
(3) “Distributor,” any person engaged in this state in the business of producing or manufacturing cigarettes, or importing into the state cigarettes, at least seventy-five percent of which are purchased directly from the manufacturers thereof;
(4) “Licensed distributor,” or “licensed wholesaler,” a distributor or wholesaler licensed under the provisions of this chapter;
(5) “Person,” any individual, firm, fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, or association, however formed;
(6) “Sale” or “sell,” shall include or apply to gifts, exchanges, and barter;
(7) “Secretary,” the secretary of revenue;
(8) “Tobacco products,” cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, and any other products made up or composed of tobacco in whole or in part, except cigarettes.
Source: SDC 1939, § 57.3901; SL 1951, ch 452, § 1; SL 1970, ch 78, § 1; SL 1973, ch 2, § 278; SL 1994, ch 351, § 27; SL 1995, ch 72, § 5; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 82; SL 2005, ch 82, § 1; SL 2009, ch 58, § 1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.