South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 09 - Age Requirements For Consumption Of Beverages
Section 35-9-2 - Purchase, possession, or consumption of beverage by person under twenty-one years prohibited--Exception--Misrepresentation of age--Violation as misdemeanor.

35-9-2. Purchase, possession, or consumption of beverage by person under twenty-one years prohibited--Exception--Misrepresentation of age--Violation as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person under the age of twenty-one years to purchase, attempt to purchase, or possess or consume alcoholic beverages except pursuant to §35-9-1.1 or when consumed in a religious ceremony and given to the person by an authorized person, or to misrepresent his or her age with the use of any document for the purpose of purchasing or attempting to purchase alcoholic beverages from any licensee licensed under this title.

Source: SL 1949, ch 18, §§1, 2; SDC Supp 1960, §§5.0227-1, 5.9909; SL 1963, ch 16; SL 1968, ch 5; SL 1971, ch 211, §111; SL 1977, ch 190, §132; SL 1987, ch 261, §12; SL 2010, ch 180, §61.

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South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 35 - Alcoholic Beverages

Chapter 09 - Age Requirements For Consumption Of Beverages

Section 35-9-1 - Furnishing alcoholic beverage to child prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor--Civil liability.

Section 35-9-1.1 - Furnishing alcoholic beverage to person eighteen years or older but less than twenty-one years prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor--Civil liability.

Section 35-9-1.2 - Reasonable attempt to investigate age.

Section 35-9-1.3 - Sale of alcoholic beverage to underaged person based on false identification document--Conviction barred.

Section 35-9-1.4 - Circumstances under which criminal penalty may not be imposed on licensee for furnishing alcoholic beverage to underage person.

Section 35-9-1.5 - Fine imposed on licensee when sale does not constitute criminal offense.