South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:82 - Industrial Hemp
Chapter 12:82:02 - Application and licensure
Section 12:82:02:02 - Grower application requirements

(1) The applicant name, mailing address, physical address, telephone number, and email address, if available;

(2) A legal description and latitude and longitude coordinates of the area(s) where industrial hemp will be grown, stored, and handled.

(3) If the applicant is a business entity, the full name of the business and physical address of the principal business location; and identify the full name and titles of the business entity's key participants who have authority to act on behalf of the business entity; the email address of the business entity, if available; and the business entity's taxpayer identification number;

(4) An authorization allowing the Department to access state and federal background checks conducted by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the applicant, key participants, and landowner;

(5) Verification that the growing, handling, and storing locations are not within a "Territory of the Indian Tribe" as defined by 7 C.F.R. § 990 (March 22, 2021); and

(6) If the lot is within the corporate limits of any incorporated municipality, the applicant must provide documentation from a local municipal official verifying the location meets all applicable municipal zoning regulations.