South Dakota legal term
Opiate in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Opiate” 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 “Opiate” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(18) "Opiate" or "opioid," any controlled drug or substance having an addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having such addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability; (19) "Opium poppy," the plant of the species papaver somniferum L., except the seeds thereof; (20) "Poppy straw," all parts, except the seeds, of the opium poppy, after mowing; (21) "Practitioner,": (a) A physician licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4A, a dentist licensed pursuant to chapter 36-6A, an optometrist li (SDCL § 34-20B-1)
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