South Dakota: Where can you buy liquor?

What the law says

The classes of licenses, with the fee of each class, are as follows: ... Wholesalers of alcoholic beverages--five thousand dollars; Off-sale--not less than three hundred dollars. ... Off-sale licenses issued to municipalities under local option--not less than two hundred fifty dollars;

Sources

• SDCL 35-4-2 (license classes) Official · sdlegislature.gov
• SDCL 35-1-1 (definitions) Official · sdlegislature.gov
• SD Department of Revenue: Alcohol Official · dor.sd.gov
• SDCL 35-2-1.2 (local approval of licenses) Official · sdlegislature.gov
• SD Department of Revenue: Liquor retailers Official · dor.sd.gov

Confirm with the state

Agency

South Dakota Department of Revenue, Special Taxes

Phone

(605) 773-3311

Website

dor.sd.gov

How bordering states compare

• Iowa State wholesale, private storesIowa is the only wholesaler of liquor, but privately owned licensed stores sell it to the public.
• Minnesota Private licensed storesMinnesota liquor is sold by privately owned liquor stores licensed by cities, plus city-owned municipal liquor stores in some smaller towns.
• Montana Private agency storesMontana sells liquor through privately owned agency liquor stores under contract with the state, supplied from the state liquor warehouse.
• Nebraska Private licensed storesNebraska licenses privately owned retailers to sell liquor in original packages for off-premises drinking; the state does not sell liquor.
• North Dakota Private licensed storesNorth Dakota liquor is sold by privately owned retailers that need both a local license and a state license.
• Wyoming State wholesale, private storesWyoming's Liquor Division is the only liquor wholesaler, but private businesses with local retail licenses sell liquor to the public.