State of South Dakota  
EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2012  

805T0545   HOUSE BILL   NO.  1273  

Introduced by:    Representatives Haggar, Abdallah, Conzet, Gosch, Hansen (Jon), Magstadt, Turbiville, and Wick and Senators Holien, Brown, Novstrup (Al), and Rave
 

        FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to prohibit the sale of loose leaf incense to minors, to prohibit certain marketing techniques, to regulate the sale of certain types of incense, and to provide penalties therefor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. For purposes of this Act, a retailer is any person who sells merchandise at retail.
    Section 2. No retailer may sell, in a single transaction, more than one ounce of loose leaf incense. Any person who sells loose leaf incense in violation of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
    Section 3. No retailer may willfully and knowingly supply, deliver, give possession, or sell any amount of loose leaf incense to a person under twenty-one years of age. A violation of this is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
    Section 4. Any retailer who offers loose leaf incense for sale shall display and offer the product for sale behind the counter or in a locked case so that a customer wanting access to the product must ask a store employee for assistance. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
    Section 5. If offering for sale loose leaf incense, a retailer shall, before making such a sale, require and make a record of the identification of the person purchasing the product. For purposes of this Act, the term, identification, means a document issued by a governmental agency which contains a description of the person or a photograph of the person, or both, and gives the person's date of birth, such as a driver license, passport, or military identification card. The retailer shall maintain the record of identification, including the purchaser's name and date of birth. On August 1, 2012, and no later than the fifth day of every month thereafter, the retailer shall send any such records to the Office of the Attorney General. No retailer may use or maintain the record for any private or commercial purpose or disclose the record to any person, except as authorized by law. The retailer shall disclose the record, upon request, to a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose.
    Section 6. No manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may advertise to the public, directly or indirectly, that loose leaf incense can be ingested. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
    Section 7. A retailer shall label each package of loose leaf incense sold in this state with a warning label that reads as follows: "This product is not meant to be ingested. The side effects of ingesting this product are unknown." A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.