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      "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.",
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      "id": "learn_r6729_south_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_6729_south_dakota_home_shoot_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;”",
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      "subject": "SDCL 11-12-1",
      "topic": "Definition: adult oriented business",
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      "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.”",
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      "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.",
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      "from_batch": "6729-south-dakota-home-shoot-zoning",
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      "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.”",
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      "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.",
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      "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”",
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      "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",
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      "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.”",
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      "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.”",
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      "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.",
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      "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.”",
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      "title": "SDCL 11-12-5: Counties and municipalities may regulate operations",
      "summary": "Section 11-12-3 does not prohibit a county or municipality from regulating adult arcades, bookstores or video stores, cabarets, motion picture theaters, adult theaters or nude model studios.",
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      "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”",
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      "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/11-12-6.html",
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      "source_tier": "A",
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      "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",
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      "topic": "Enforcement by injunction",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "SDCL 11-12-1: Definition: residence",
      "summary": "'Residence' means a permanent dwelling place.",
      "body": "'Residence' means a permanent dwelling place.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(12) \"Residence,\" a permanent dwelling place;”",
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      "evidence_quote": "(12) \"Residence,\" a permanent dwelling place;",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "SDCL 11-4-4.2: Conditional use defined (municipal)",
      "summary": "A conditional use is a use that, because of special characteristics of its operation, may be permitted in a zoning district subject to evaluation and approval, under requirements different from uses permitted by right.",
      "body": "A conditional use is a use that, because of special characteristics of its operation, may be permitted in a zoning district subject to evaluation and approval, under requirements different from uses permitted by right.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A conditional use is any use that, owing to certain special characteristics attendant to its operation, may be permitted in a zoning district”",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "SDCL 11-2-17.3: Conditional use ordinances (county)",
      "summary": "A county ordinance authorising conditional uses must specify the approving authority, categories, districts, criteria and procedures.",
      "body": "A county ordinance authorising conditional uses must specify the approving authority, categories, districts, criteria and procedures.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A county zoning ordinance adopted under this chapter that authorizes a conditional use of real property shall specify the approving authority,”",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "SDCL ch. 11-4: No statewide home-occupation definition",
      "summary": "The municipal zoning chapter's powers and definitions do not define 'home occupation'; the rules for shoots in a home are left to each city or county's ordinance.",
      "body": "The municipal zoning chapter's powers and definitions do not define 'home occupation'; the rules for shoots in a home are left to each city or county's ordinance.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, flood plain, or other purposes.”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from an index/listing or page that does not mention it, not from operative text). Read 11-4-1 and the catchlines of chapter 11-4 and 11-2 (zoning powers, conditional use); no home-occupation section was found. 11-4-1.1 definitions were not exhaustively read.",
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      "evidence_quote": "and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, flood plain, or other purposes.",
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      "id": "learn_r6729_south_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_sd_codified_laws_index",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Dakota: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] South Dakota's codified laws are accessible via the Legislative Research Council's website, organized by title, including Title 11 for Planning, Zoning, and Housing Programs.",
      "body": "South Dakota's codified laws are accessible via the Legislative Research Council's website, organized by title, including Title 11 for Planning, Zoning, and Housing Programs.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislative Research Council actually says:\n\n“11 PLANNING, ZONING AND HOUSING PROGRAMS”\n\nNote: Anchor record for South Dakota statutes.",
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      "evidence_quote": "11 PLANNING, ZONING AND HOUSING PROGRAMS",
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      "subject": "South Dakota",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r6729_south_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_sd_adult_oriented_business_def",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "South Dakota: sexually oriented business definition",
      "summary": "South Dakota law defines an 'adult oriented business' to include arcades, bookstores, cabarets, theaters, and massage establishments meeting specified sexual content criteria.",
      "body": "South Dakota law defines an 'adult oriented business' to include arcades, bookstores, cabarets, theaters, and massage establishments meeting specified sexual content criteria.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislative Research Council 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;”\n\nNote: SDCL 11-12-1 defines adult oriented businesses.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/11-12-1",
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      "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;",
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      "from_batch": "6729-south-dakota-home-shoot-zoning",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r6729_south_dakota_home_shoot_zoning_sd_adult_business_location_restriction",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Dakota: sexually oriented business zoning",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] State law prohibits locating an adult oriented business within one-fourth mile of schools, residences, places of worship, and other specified public facilities.",
      "body": "State law prohibits locating an adult oriented business within one-fourth mile of schools, residences, places of worship, and other specified public facilities.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislative Research Council 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.”\n\nNote: SDCL 11-12-2.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/11-12-2",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
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      "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislative Research Council",
      "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.",
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