Who needs an on-sale liquor license, full-service restaurant on-sale license, or retail on-off sale malt beverage and farm wine license in South Dakota?
Issued by Your municipality or county (the governing body), with the Department of Revenue’s approval, at step 5 of 6 in the opening sequence: alcohol permits.
Apply at the city finance office; the council publishes notice, holds a hearing and votes, then sends the approved application to the Department of Revenue, which issues the license. A full-service restaurant license requires that prepared food, not alcohol, be the primary source of revenue. Beer and wine bars often run on the malt beverage and farm wine license, which carries no quota. Ask the city finance office for its current fee sheet and whether an on-sale license is available before signing a lease.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 5 of 6: Alcohol permits
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your municipality or county (the governing body), with the Department of Revenue’s approval.
Sources and dates
SDCL 35-4-2 (license classes and fees), 35-4-11 (quota), 35-4-117 (full-service restaurant license price); Department of Revenue liquor retailer license pages; municipal ordinances. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Apply at the city finance office; the council publishes notice, holds a hearing and votes, then sends the approved application to the Department of Revenue, which issues the license.
Yes. Apply at the city finance office; the council publishes notice, holds a hearing and votes, then sends the approved application to the Department of Revenue, which issues the license.
Yes. Apply at the city finance office; the council publishes notice, holds a hearing and votes, then sends the approved application to the Department of Revenue, which issues the license.
Yes. Apply at the city finance office; the council publishes notice, holds a hearing and votes, then sends the approved application to the Department of Revenue, which issues the license.
Yes. Apply at the city finance office; the council publishes notice, holds a hearing and votes, then sends the approved application to the Department of Revenue, which issues the license.
Yes. Apply at the city finance office; the council publishes notice, holds a hearing and votes, then sends the approved application to the Department of Revenue, which issues the license.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Your municipality or county (the governing body), with the Department of Revenue’s approval.
Step 5 of 6, alcohol permits. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space and get the permits for your kind of business.
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