SDCL § 35-2-5: Time and place of hearing on retail license--Publication of notice.

The governing body of any incorporated municipality or county being presented applications for retail on-sale or off-sale alcoholic beverage licenses shall fix the time and place for hearing upon all applications that come before the body. The finance officer or county auditor shall publish one notice in the official newspaper of the municipality or county. The notice shall be headed "Notice of Hearing Upon Applications for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages," shall state the time and place when and where the applications will be considered, and shall state that any person interested in the approval or rejection of any application may appear and be heard. The notice shall be published at least one week before the hearing. At the hearing, the body shall consider each application and any objection to the application before making a final decision on an application.