Section 35-2-2.1 - Agreement by license applicant granting access to premises and records.
35-2-2.1. Agreement by license applicant granting access to premises and records. Every application for a license under this chapter 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 wherein license is applied for, are considered public premises. In addition, the agreement shall specify that:
(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 such inspection; and
(3) The application and license issued on the application constitute a contract between the applicant and the state and the county or municipality having jurisdiction entitling them, 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.