{ "batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_anchor_", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Dakota Codified Laws: Chapter 11-12 (Adult Oriented Business) anchor", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL chapter 11-12, 'Adult Oriented Business', is the state's adult-oriented-business statute; its location section is quoted.", "body": "SDCL chapter 11-12, 'Adult Oriented Business', is the state's adult-oriented-business statute; its location section is quoted.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“11-12-2 . Location of adult oriented business restricted--Violation as misdemeanor.”\n\nNote: Anchor record: legislature's own statute site, state .gov domain.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-12-2.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "11-12-2 . Location of adult oriented business restricted--Violation as misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "South Dakota Codified Laws", "topic": "Chapter 11-12 (Adult Oriented Business) anchor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-sd" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_def_aob", "category": "Business", "title": "SDCL 11-12-1: Definition: adult oriented business", "summary": "'Adult oriented business' means any adult arcade, adult bookstore or video store, cabaret, adult live entertainment establishment, adult motion picture theater, adult theater, massage establishment that offers adult service, or nude model studio.", "body": "'Adult oriented business' means any adult arcade, adult bookstore or video store, cabaret, adult live entertainment establishment, adult motion picture theater, adult theater, massage establishment that offers adult service, or nude model studio.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(5) \"Adult oriented business,\" any adult arcade, adult bookstore or video store, cabaret, adult live entertainment establishment, adult motion picture theater, adult theater, massage establishment that offers adult service, or nude model studios;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-12-1.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(5) \"Adult oriented business,\" any adult arcade, adult bookstore or video store, cabaret, adult live entertainment establishment, adult motion picture theater, adult theater, massage establishment that offers adult service, or nude model studios;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 11-12-1", "topic": "Definition: adult oriented business", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_def_nms", "category": "Business", "title": "SDCL 11-12-1: Definition: nude model studio", "summary": "A 'nude model studio' is a place where a person who appears nude or displays specific anatomical areas is observed, sketched, painted, photographed or otherwise depicted by persons who pay money or other consideration.", "body": "A 'nude model studio' is a place where a person who appears nude or displays specific anatomical areas is observed, sketched, painted, photographed or otherwise depicted by persons who pay money or other consideration.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(9) \"Nude model studio,\" a place in which a person who appears in a state of nudity or who displays specific anatomical areas is observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or otherwise depicted by other persons who pay money or other consideration.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-12-1.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(9) \"Nude model studio,\" a place in which a person who appears in a state of nudity or who displays specific anatomical areas is observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or otherwise depicted by other persons who pay money or other consideration.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 11-12-1", "topic": "Definition: nude model studio", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_buffer", "category": "Business", "title": "SDCL 11-12-2: Location buffer", "summary": "No adult oriented business established after June 30, 2008 may be within one-fourth mile of a child welfare agency, school, public playground, public recreational facility, residence or place of worship.", "body": "No adult oriented business established after June 30, 2008 may be within one-fourth mile of a child welfare agency, school, public playground, public recreational facility, residence or place of worship.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“No adult oriented business established after June 30, 2008, may be located within one-fourth mile of a child welfare agency, a private or public school, a public playground, a public recreational facility, a residence, or a place of worship.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-12-2.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "No adult oriented business established after June 30, 2008, may be located within one-fourth mile of a child welfare agency, a private or public school, a public playground, a public recreational facility, a residence, or a place of worship.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 11-12-2", "topic": "Location buffer", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_measure", "category": "Business", "title": "SDCL 11-12-2: How the buffer is measured", "summary": "Distance is a straight line in all directions from the nearest property-line point of the business parcel to the nearest property-line point of the protected parcel.", "body": "Distance is a straight line in all directions from the nearest property-line point of the business parcel to the nearest property-line point of the protected parcel.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“measurements shall be made in a straight line in all directions, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing an adult oriented business to the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing a child welfare agency”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-12-2.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "measurements shall be made in a straight line in all directions, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing an adult oriented business to the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing a child welfare agency", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 11-12-2", "topic": "How the buffer is measured", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_buffer_", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 11-12-2: Buffer penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Violating the location rule is a Class 1 misdemeanor and each day is a separate offence.", "body": "Violating the location rule is a Class 1 misdemeanor and each day is a separate offence.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-12-2.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 11-12-2", "topic": "Buffer penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_hours", "category": "Business", "title": "SDCL 11-12-3: Hours of operation", "summary": "Adult arcades, bookstores/video stores, cabarets, motion picture theaters, adult theaters and nude model studios may not be open 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. Monday-Saturday or 2 a.m. to noon Sunday.", "body": "Adult arcades, bookstores/video stores, cabarets, motion picture theaters, adult theaters and nude model studios may not be open 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. Monday-Saturday or 2 a.m. to noon Sunday.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“may remain open at any time between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Monday through Saturday and between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sunday.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-12-3.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "may remain open at any time between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Monday through Saturday and between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sunday.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 11-12-3", "topic": "Hours of operation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_local_l", "category": "Business", "title": "SDCL 11-12-4: Counties and municipalities may add location rules", "summary": "Section 11-12-2 does not prohibit a county or municipality from enacting and enforcing its own ordinance regulating the location of an adult oriented business.", "body": "Section 11-12-2 does not prohibit a county or municipality from enacting and enforcing its own ordinance regulating the location of an adult oriented business.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“Section 11-12-2 does not prohibit any county or municipality from enacting and enforcing any ordinance that regulates the location of an adult oriented business.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/11-12-4", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "Section 11-12-2 does not prohibit any county or municipality from enacting and enforcing any ordinance that regulates the location of an adult oriented business.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 11-12-4", "topic": "Counties and municipalities may add location rules", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_local_o", "category": "Business", "title": "SDCL 22-24-25.1: Local contemporary-community-standards ordinances", "summary": "Any county or municipality may by ordinance adopt a contemporary community standards test to regulate sale, distribution and use of obscene material and obscene live conduct in any commercial establishment or public place.", "body": "Any county or municipality may by ordinance adopt a contemporary community standards test to regulate sale, distribution and use of obscene material and obscene live conduct in any commercial establishment or public place.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“Any county or municipality may provide, by ordinance, for a contemporary community standards test to regulate the sale, distribution, and use of obscene material”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-25.1.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "Any county or municipality may provide, by ordinance, for a contemporary community standards test to regulate the sale, distribution, and use of obscene material", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-25.1", "topic": "Local contemporary-community-standards ordinances", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_enjoin", "category": "Business", "title": "SDCL 11-12-6: Enforcement by injunction", "summary": "The county state's attorney, or a resident citizen in their own name, may sue to abate and enjoin a violation of the location rule, including against the owner or lessee of the building.", "body": "The county state's attorney, or a resident citizen in their own name, may sue to abate and enjoin a violation of the location rule, including against the owner or lessee of the building.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“the state's attorney of the county shall, or a citizen of this state who resides in the county or city in the citizen's own name may, maintain an action to abate and prevent the violation”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-12-6.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "the state's attorney of the county shall, or a citizen of this state who resides in the county or city in the citizen's own name may, maintain an action to abate and prevent the violation", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 11-12-6", "topic": "Enforcement by injunction", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_city_z", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 11-4-1: Municipal zoning power", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A municipality's governing body may regulate the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.", "body": "A municipality's governing body may regulate the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“the governing body of any municipality may regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of lot that may be occupied; the size of the yards, courts, and other open spaces; the density of population; and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, flood plain, or other purposes.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-4-1.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "the governing body of any municipality may regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of lot that may be occupied; the size of the yards, courts, and other open spaces; the density of population; and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, flood plain, or other purposes.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 11-4-1", "topic": "Municipal zoning power", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_county_", "category": "Business", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 11-2-13: County zoning power", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A county board may adopt a zoning ordinance regulating the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.", "body": "A county board may adopt a zoning ordinance regulating the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“the board may adopt a zoning ordinance to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of the yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, flood plain, or other purposes.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-2-13.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "the board may adopt a zoning ordinance to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of the yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, flood plain, or other purposes.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL 11-2-13", "topic": "County zoning power", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_429_south_dakota_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_stateli", "category": "Business", "title": "SDCL ch. 11-12: No state licence for adult businesses", "summary": "Chapter 11-12 contains definitions, a location buffer, hours, local-power and injunction sections; it does not create a state licence or permit for adult oriented businesses.", "body": "Chapter 11-12 contains definitions, a location buffer, hours, local-power and injunction sections; it does not create a state licence or permit for adult oriented businesses.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“Action to enjoin violations.”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from an index/listing or page that does not mention it, not from operative text). Read the complete chapter 11-12 (six sections). Local licences are left to counties and municipalities (11-12-4, 11-12-5).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/11-12", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "Action to enjoin violations.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "429-south-dakota-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "SDCL ch. 11-12", "topic": "No state licence for adult businesses", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }