South Dakota legal term
Practitioner in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Practitioner” 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 “Practitioner” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(8) "Practitioner," a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, dentistry, optometry, or veterinary medicine licensed to practice his profession, or pharmacists licensed to practice their profession; physician's assistants certified to practice their profession; government employees acting within the scope of their employment; and persons permitted by certificates issued by the Department of Health to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, or administer a substance controlled by chapter 34-20B; (9) "Precursor" or "immediate precursor," a substance which the Department of Healt (SDCL § 22-42-1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Unauthorized ingestion of controlled drug or substance
- Controlled substances obtained concurrently from different medical practitioners
- Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, THC-O acetate, hexahydrocannabinol
- Ingesting substance, except alcoholic beverages, for the purpose of becoming intoxicated as misdemeanor
- Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation
- Prescription required to dispense Schedule III or Schedule IV substance
- Unauthorized possession of controlled drug or substance as felony
- Written prescription required to dispense Schedule II substance
Related terms in the same statutes
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