S.D. Codified Laws § 35-2-5.1

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Return of application disapproved by local governing body--Waiting period before new application

Official statutory text

If the governing body of the municipality or county does not approve the application, the governing body shall endorse on the application the reasons for the denial and return the application and fee to the applicant. No further application may be received from the applicant until after the expiration of one year from the date of a denied application. However, if the application was denied based on the suitability of the location for the license, no further application may be received from the applicant until after three months from the date of the denied application if the subsequent application is for a different location.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 5.0206, 5.0305; SL 1945, ch 21, § 1; SL 1951, ch 11; SDCL §§ 35-4-32, 35-6-15; SL 1971, ch 211, § 16; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 1993, ch 263; SL 2010, ch 180, § 10; SL 2018, ch 213, § 18.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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