South Dakota legal term
Code imprint in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Code imprint” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the South Dakota criminal code.
What does “Code imprint” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(1) "Code imprint," a series of letters or numbers assigned by the manufacturer or distributor to a specific drug, or marks or monograms unique to the manufacturer or distributor of the drug, or both; (2) "Distributor," a person who distributes for resale a drug in solid dosage form under his own label even though he is not the actual manufacturer of the drug; (3) "Legend drug," any drug defined by section 503(b) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended on January 15, 1980, and under which definition its label is required to bear the statement "Caution: Federal law prohibits disp (SDCL § 34-20B-28.1)
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