Who needs a local pet shop or kennel license, where the city requires one in South Dakota?
Issued by Your city’s animal control or finance office; South Dakota Animal Industry Board for dog dealers, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Ask the city’s animal control office before opening whether a pet shop, kennel or boarding license applies and what the inspection covers. A shop selling dogs or cats buys only from licensed breeders and dealers, and a business selling animals sight unseen or wholesale needs a USDA Animal Welfare Act license. Grooming alone needs no animal license.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
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 city’s animal control or finance office; South Dakota Animal Industry Board for dog dealers.
Sources and dates
Municipal animal ordinances; Animal Industry Board licensing pages (SDCL Title 40). 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 pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Yes. Ask the city’s animal control office before opening whether a pet shop, kennel or boarding license applies and what the inspection covers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In South Dakota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Your city’s animal control or finance office; South Dakota Animal Industry Board for dog dealers.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
Who needs a local pet shop or kennel license in South Dakota?
