The annual license fee for each coin operated washer and dryer in this state is twenty dollars. However, in municipalities having a population of one thousand persons or less, the annual license fee is sixteen dollars. The license fee is in lieu of any sales or gross receipts taxes from the operation or ownership of coin operated washers and dryers. Any person who fails to pay the fee is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any person who fails to pay the fee prescribed on or before December thirty-first of the year prior to the year for which the fee is due is subject to an interest charge on the unpaid fee at the rate of two percent per month or part thereof. The interest charge commences immediately after the date the fee becomes due and is payable immediately. The secretary of revenue shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 concerning:

(1) The procedure for license application;

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 2 misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $500
For details, see § 22-6-2

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 10-45-5.1

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) The collection of the license fee;

(3) The placement of the license or decalcomania; and

(4) The transfer of a license to a new owner.

Source: SL 1969, ch 274, § 2; SL 1982, ch 86, § 33; SL 1983, ch 27, § 6; SL 1987, ch 82, § 24; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 82; SL 2009, ch 48, § 1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.