Food Truck 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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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 Mobile Food Service License (Sioux Falls Health Department inspection)

   Food trucks operating in Sioux Falls are licensed by the South Dakota Department of Health as a mobile food service establishment; SDCL 34-18-9 makes operating without the state license a Class 2 misdemeanor. Apply through the DOH online food service license application. The City of Sioux Falls Health Department (521 N. Main Ave., 605-367-8760) runs the local inspection program for food establishments inside city limits. Layout plans must be submitted to DOH at least 30 days before construction or major renovation of a unit, and the unit must operate from a commissary or fixed food establishment unless approved onboard utensil-washing and storage facilities are provided. The license renews annually on or before December 31.

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   $38 per year for a mobile food service establishment license (SDCL 34-18-16). Temporary food service licenses are $38 each (SDCL 34-18-17). A one-time $100 initial license fee applies to new fixed food service establishments (SDCL 34-18-10.4), not to mobile units.·Submit layout plans at least 30 days before construction or major renovation; the license is issued after plan approval and a passing inspection

   $38 per year for a mobile food service establishment license (SDCL 34-18-16). Temporary food service licenses are $38 each (SDCL 34-18-17). A one-time $100 initial license fee applies to new fixed food service establishments (SDCL 34-18-10.4), not to mobile units.

   Submit layout plans at least 30 days before construction or major renovation; the license is issued after plan approval and a passing inspection

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

3. Commissary or Fixed Food Establishment Requirement (Mobile Food Units)

   South Dakota does require this. The Department of Health's Mobile Food Service guidelines state that mobile food service establishments shall operate from a commissary or other fixed food service establishment, and that this requirement may be waived only if approved utensil-washing and adequate storage facilities are provided onboard the unit. Menu items are reviewed individually against the facilities available on the unit. DOH does not publish a requirement that a signed commissary agreement be filed with the application; the commissary arrangement is verified as part of plan review and inspection, so confirm the exact documentation with your regional Health Protection Advisor. Related construction requirements include a plumbed three-compartment sink with drainboard (exempt for limited-menu foods such as non-potentially-hazardous items and frankfurters if a plumbed hand sink and one or two dispensing utensils are provided), a hand-washing sink with hot and cold running water, a water heater, and a liquid waste retention tank at least 15% larger than the potable water tank. Layout plans must be submitted to DOH for approval at least 30 days before construction or major renovation. The City of Sioux Falls Health Department (605-367-8760) conducts the local inspection for units operating inside city limits.

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   No government fee - the commissary requirement itself costs nothing to satisfy. Any rental or use fee for a commercial kitchen is set privately by that facility and varies widely; there is no published or regulated rate, so treat any dollar range as an unverified market estimate.·Arrange the commissary or approved onboard facilities before submitting layout plans, which are due to SD DOH at least 30 days before construction or major renovation of the unit

   No government fee - the commissary requirement itself costs nothing to satisfy. Any rental or use fee for a commercial kitchen is set privately by that facility and varies widely; there is no published or regulated rate, so treat any dollar range as an unverified market estimate.

   Arrange the commissary or approved onboard facilities before submitting layout plans, which are due to SD DOH at least 30 days before construction or major renovation of the unit

Official Sources

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

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