There is hereby imposed a tax upon the privilege of engaging in business as a retailer, a tax of four and two-tenths percent upon the gross receipts of all sales of tangible personal property consisting of goods, wares, or merchandise, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, sold at retail in the state to consumers or users.

Source: SL 1935, ch 205, § 34; SL 1937, ch 253, § 1; SDC 1939, § 57.3201; SL 1941, ch 345; SL 1943, ch 296; SL 1965, ch 288, § 1; SL 1967, ch 335; SL 1969, ch 267, § 1; SL 1978, ch 72, § 37; SL 1979, ch 84, § 1; SL 1980, ch 325, § 14; SL 1987, ch 98, § 2; SL 1988, ch 106, § 1; SL 2016, ch 65, § 1, eff. June 1, 2016; SL 2023, ch 32, § 1.