South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota now lets producers sell their own meat directly to consumers.
South Dakota enacted laws in 2026 allowing producer-raised meat sales directly to consumers and protecting speech with anti-SLAPP procedures, and in 2025 required cash acceptance at school events. Bills to expand raw milk purchase locations, ban geoengineering, and allow conscience vaccine exemptions did not pass.
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Anti-SLAPP protection for free speech
The law establishes procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.
People should be able to speak out without facing lawsuits meant to silence them.
Temporary ban on lab-grown protein
The law temporarily prohibits the manufacture, sale and distribution of products containing cell-cultured protein.
Clear labeling is CODR's preference; outright bans limit food choice, so CODR is watching.
Sell farm-raised meat direct to consumers
The law provides for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law.
Farmers should be free to sell meat directly to the families who buy it.
Expand where raw milk can be bought
The bill would expand the locations where consumers may buy raw milk for personal use.
Families should have easier access to raw milk from local farms.
Ban geoengineering
The bill would prohibit geoengineering in South Dakota.
People should be protected from experiments in the air they breathe.
Birth centers and professional midwives
The bill would revise provisions on birth centers and the practice of certified professional midwives at birth centers.
Families need access to midwives and birth centers; the description does not say whether this expands or limits them.
Accept cash at school events
The law requires acceptance of cash payment for admission to school-affiliated events.
Cash protects privacy and keeps every family included.
Conscience exemptions from vaccines
The bill would provide for conscience exemptions from certain vaccinations.
Families should be able to decline vaccines for reasons of conscience.