The application for registration required by § 39-13-3 shall be made and the registration fee shall be paid annually during the month of December of every year or prior to placing such alcoholic beverage on the market, and each registration shall expire December thirty–first next following its issuance.

Source: SL 1937, ch 201, § 4; SDC 1939, § 22.0905; SL 1945, ch 84, § 2; SL 1951, ch 105; SL 1977, ch 313, § 2.