South Dakota state law: STR annual night caps

The South Dakota Legislature has not enacted any state-level STR night limit, primary-residency requirement, hosted-versus-unhosted distinction, or annual booking-volume threshold. The state's only STR-specific framework is the tax framework under SDCL 10-45D (1.5% tourism tax), SDCL 10-45 (state sales tax), SDCL 10-52 (municipal sales tax), and SDCL 10-52A (municipal BBB tax) - none of which condition operation on a number of nights rented. The state's tourism-economy emphasis (Black Hills, Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Sturgis Motorcycle Rally) supports a regulatory baseline that does not restrict the number of nights a property may be rented short-term. The two main SD home-rule cities relevant to STR markets - Rapid City (gateway to the Black Hills) and Sioux Falls - regulate STRs through zoning, registration, and tax provisions, not through annual night caps. The Sturgis area (Meade County) traditionally permits high-volume STR operation during the August rally.

No state violation exists for exceeding a night cap, because no state cap exists. Local violations of municipal night-cap ordinances (where adopted) are typically civil penalties up to several hundred dollars per violation plus potential STR permit revocation.