Catering Business Permit Requirements in Sioux Falls, 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 (Sioux Falls inspection)

   A catering business operating out of Sioux Falls 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). Apply through the DOH online food service license application and submit the plan review questionnaire; a Certified Food Service Manager is required by ARSD 44:02:07:03 before the on-site inspection. The City of Sioux Falls runs its own Health Department (521 N. Main Ave., 605-367-8760), which conducts food establishment inspections inside city limits and publishes inspection scores. Minnehaha County has no health department and issues no food licenses. 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 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 be completed before the license is issued

2. No Sioux Falls General Business License Required

   Sioux Falls has no general business license, and business licensing is not handled by the Finance Department. The Licensing Office operates under the City Attorney's Office and states that 'not all businesses and professions need City licensing'; Code of Ordinances Sec. 110.026 lists the complete set of licenses the city issues. Licensing is split across departments: City Attorney's Office (alcohol, medical cannabis, pawnbroker and secondhand dealers, transportation services, circus, fortune telling, motion picture theater, livery, charitable/educational/religious registration), City Clerk (raffle and bingo), Police Records (alarm businesses, peddler/mobile food), Planning and Building Services (contractor licensing), Landfill (hauler license), Water Reclamation (liquid waste generators), and the Sioux Falls Health Department (daycare, tattoo artist and establishment). Massage therapists are licensed by the state Board of Massage Therapy. If your business type is not on that list, no city license is required.

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   $0 for business types the city does not license; fees for the specific licensed categories vary by category·N/A unless your business falls in one of the listed licensed categories

   $0 for business types the city does not license; fees for the specific licensed categories vary by category

   N/A unless your business falls in one of the listed licensed categories

Official Sources

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

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