South Dakota Statutes
§ 47-9A-14 — Family farm corporation defined.
South Dakota § 47-9A-14
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 47-9A-14 (2026).
Text
As used in this chapter, the term, family farm corporation, means any corporation founded for the purpose of farming and the ownership of agricultural land in which the majority of the voting stock is held by members of a family, an estate of a family member, or a trust that benefits members of the family, and at least one of whose stockholders is a person who is residing on or actively operating the farm or who has resided on or has actively operated the farm, and none of whose stockholders are corporations. Transfers of shares to persons who are or have been family members are qualified as a family member under this chapter.
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Related
Allegheny Corp. v. Richardson, Inc.
463 N.W.2d 678 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1990)
Legislative History
SL 1974, ch 294, § 3 (5); SL 1984, ch 298; SL 1985, ch 369; SL 1988, ch 371, § 2; SL 2004, ch 276, § 2.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 47-1-1
Repealed§ 47-1-3
Repealed§ 47-10-1
Purposes of corporations.§ 47-10-10
Incorporators.§ 47-10-11
Directors--Number and term of office.§ 47-10-13
Accumulation of surplus--Use of surplus.§ 47-10-14
Persons authorized to hold common stock.§ 47-10-18
Nonstockholder members--Duty to lend.§ 47-10-2
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South Dakota § 47-9A-14, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/47-9A-14.