S.D. Codified Laws § 35-2-2.1
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Agreement by license applicant granting access to premises and records
Official statutory text
Each application for a license under this title shall include an agreement by the applicant that the applicant's premises, for the purposes of search and seizure laws of the state and any ordinances of the municipality where the license is issued, are considered public premises. In addition, the agreement shall state:
(1) The premises and all buildings, safes, cabinets, lockers, and storerooms on the premises are at all times, on demand of the secretary, the attorney general, or officers charged with law enforcement in the county or municipality, open to inspection;
(2) All of the applicant's records and books dealing with the sale and ownership of alcoholic beverages are open to the persons specified in subdivision (1) for inspection; and
(3) The application and license issued on the application is a contract between the applicant and the state and the county or municipality having jurisdiction entitling the state and the county or municipality, for the purpose of enforcing the law, rules, and ordinances, to inspect the applicant's premises and books at any time.
Source: SDC 1939, § 5.0209; SL 1945, ch 21, § 2; SDCL §§ 35-4-39, 35-4-40; SL 1971, ch 211, § 14; SL 2008, ch 37, § 141; SL 2018, ch 213, § 14.
(1) The premises and all buildings, safes, cabinets, lockers, and storerooms on the premises are at all times, on demand of the secretary, the attorney general, or officers charged with law enforcement in the county or municipality, open to inspection;
(2) All of the applicant's records and books dealing with the sale and ownership of alcoholic beverages are open to the persons specified in subdivision (1) for inspection; and
(3) The application and license issued on the application is a contract between the applicant and the state and the county or municipality having jurisdiction entitling the state and the county or municipality, for the purpose of enforcing the law, rules, and ordinances, to inspect the applicant's premises and books at any time.
Source: SDC 1939, § 5.0209; SL 1945, ch 21, § 2; SDCL §§ 35-4-39, 35-4-40; SL 1971, ch 211, § 14; SL 2008, ch 37, § 141; SL 2018, ch 213, § 14.
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