Local government prohibition of dispensaries not permitted.

No local government may prohibit a dispensary, either expressly or through the enactment of an ordinance that makes the operation of the dispensary impracticable in the jurisdiction.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-20G-59

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Source: Initiated Measure No. 26, approved Nov. 3, 2020, eff. Jul. 1, 2021.