S.D. Codified Laws § 35-2-10.2

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Directory of training programs to be maintained on department website--Burden to show attendance for penalty reduction

Official statutory text

The department shall maintain on its public internet website, a directory listing all nationally recognized training programs that are approved by the department. Any licensee making a prohibited sale or service of an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of twenty-one years has the burden of proof to show that the licensee's employees have attended an approved alcohol training program to be eligible for any reduction in the penalty imposed for the violation.

Source: SL 2005, ch 197, § 1; SL 2018, ch 213, § 32.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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