19 out of 20 businesses pass Pennington alcohol compliance check

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — 19 out of 20 Pennington County businesses passed the alcohol compliance check.

According to officials, only one business was caught selling to an underage informant.

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Authorities say the employee was issued a citation, as a reminder to businesses that selling alcohol to a minor is a class 2 misdemeanor punishable by 30 days in jail or a $500 fine.

A business’s first offense could be a one-thousand dollar fine with the price going up for a second offense. A third offense can result in the loss of a liquor or business license.

To read the full list of which businesses passed and which failed, click here.