State officials want more mandatory reporting on foreign purchases of South Dakota ag land
Rhoden Administration seeks penalties as foreigners continue to buy up thousands of acres
State officials suspect that restraints on foreign entities buying South Dakota ag land aren’t being enforced.
They are once again pushing for more reporting requirements on foreign purchases of farm and ranch ground in the Mount Rushmore State. And this time, attempts to keep foreign adversaries distanced from South Dakota and its contribution to the country’s food security entail new penalties for foreigners and land sellers.
“It’s bringing the stick to make sure we know what’s going on with our land, and when foreign owners are purchasing,” South Dakota Agriculture and Natural Resources Secretary Hunter Roberts said last month while urging lawmakers to shore up South Dakota’s already restrictive foreign land-ownership regulations.
Court: Police violated Fourth Amendment in traffic stop during meth investigation
A Sioux Falls man who was arrested as part a of multi-state drug trafficking ring was detained longer than reasonably necessary during a routine traffic stop, the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
