Catering Business Permit Requirements in Rapid City, SD

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. South Dakota Department of Revenue - Sales Tax License

   Any business with a physical presence in South Dakota must be licensed for sales tax collection, and South Dakota taxes services as well as tangible personal property and products transferred electronically. The state sales and use tax rate is 4.2 percent (reduced from 4.5 percent), and municipal sales and use tax of generally 1 to 2 percent applies where the purchaser receives the product or service. Remote sellers and marketplace providers with more than $100,000 in gross sales into South Dakota in the previous or current calendar year must also license and remit. Register using the Department of Revenue's online Tax License Application.

   Official government source

   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license·Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license

   Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

2. Certified Food Protection Manager (ARSD 44:02:07:03)

   Administrative Rules of South Dakota 44:02:07:03 requires at least one person on staff at a licensed food establishment to have passed an eight-hour food service training and certification program. SD DOH does not run the training itself; it publishes the list of accepted providers, which deliver ANSI/ANAB-CFP accredited Certified Food Protection Manager courses and proctored exams (ServSafe/National Registry, 360training, StateFoodSafety, EduClasses/FMC with Prometric or remote proctoring, FoodSafePal, M&M Biz Solutions, Professional Server Certification Corporation, and Cash-Wa Distributing classes). Exams may be taken online with a remote proctor or at a Pearson VUE test center.

   Official government source

   Set by the training provider, not the state. DOH's published examples range from about $100 (Professional Server Certification Corporation: $59.95 online course plus a $40 proctored exam) to about $159 (M&M Biz Solutions with a Pearson VUE or at-home ANSI-approved exam).·An eight-hour course plus a proctored exam; online courses are available 24/7 and are commonly completed in one to two days

   Set by the training provider, not the state. DOH's published examples range from about $100 (Professional Server Certification Corporation: $59.95 online course plus a $40 proctored exam) to about $159 (M&M Biz Solutions with a Pearson VUE or at-home ANSI-approved exam).

   An eight-hour course plus a proctored exam; online courses are available 24/7 and are commonly completed in one to two days

1. South Dakota Department of Health - Food Service Establishment License

   A catering business operating out of Rapid City must hold a food service establishment license from the South Dakota Department of Health; 'catering kitchen' is expressly within the statutory definition of a food service establishment (SDCL 34-18-1), and operating without the license is a Class 2 misdemeanor (SDCL 34-18-9). Neither Pennington County nor Rapid City operates a health department, so the state licenses and inspects. Apply through the DOH online food service license application, submit the plan review questionnaire to your Regional Health Protection Advisor, complete the Certified Food Service Manager course required by ARSD 44:02:07:03, and pass an on-site inspection. A licensed kitchen or commissary must be identified if the operation is not fixed. The license renews annually on or before December 31.

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   One-time $100 initial license fee for a new food service establishment (SDCL 34-18-10.4), plus the annual license fee set by SDCL 34-18-11: $90 with no seating, $120 for 1-50 seats, $180 for 51-100 seats, $225 for 101 or more seats.·Plan review, Certified Food Service Manager training, and a passing on-site inspection must all be completed before the license is issued

   One-time $100 initial license fee for a new food service establishment (SDCL 34-18-10.4), plus the annual license fee set by SDCL 34-18-11: $90 with no seating, $120 for 1-50 seats, $180 for 51-100 seats, $225 for 101 or more seats.

   Plan review, Certified Food Service Manager training, and a passing on-site inspection must all be completed before the license is issued

2. City of Rapid City - No General Business License for Most Businesses

   Rapid City does not require a general business license. The city's own licensing page states that the Finance Office requires a business license only for these types: Adult Oriented Business, Central Station Service, Ice Cream Vendor, Pawn / Precious Metals and Gems / Second Hand, Refuse Hauling, Security, Sidewalk Vending, Taxi, Transportation Network, or Alcohol Related Business/Event (Finance Office, 605-394-4143). It adds explicitly that if you do not have one of these businesses, the Finance Office does not require you to have a business license through their office, and refers other business licensing questions to the Department of Revenue at 605-394-2332. Contractor licenses, building permits, plan review, inspections, and air quality permits are handled separately by Building Services at 605-394-4120. A South Dakota sales tax license from the Department of Revenue is required and is free.

   Official government source

   $0 for most businesses - no general business license exists. A license fee applies only to the enumerated categories above; contact the Finance Office at 605-394-4143 for those amounts.·N/A for most businesses - there is nothing to file. For an enumerated license type, contact the Finance Office at 605-394-4143.

   $0 for most businesses - no general business license exists. A license fee applies only to the enumerated categories above; contact the Finance Office at 605-394-4143 for those amounts.

   N/A for most businesses - there is nothing to file. For an enumerated license type, contact the Finance Office at 605-394-4143.

Official Sources

• Pennington County Health Department
• South Dakota Department of Revenue — Sales Tax License

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