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Get or Renew Your South Dakota Food Handler Card

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Complete your accredited training online, pass the test, and your South Dakota food handler card is on your screen the moment you pass.

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How to Earn Your South Dakota Food Handler Card

1

Enroll

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Check out in a few clicks — quick and secure, and your course opens the moment you pay.

2

Complete the Course

As little as 90 minutes — pause anytime

Watch short videos and pass the test on your schedule. Most people pass on their first try — and if not, your retake is free.

3

Get Your Card & Certificate

Issued the moment you finish

Download, print, or email your official food handler card and certificate instantly — or upgrade to have a professionally printed copy mailed to you.

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Does South Dakota Require a Food Handler Card?

No — South Dakota doesn’t have a state food handler law, but some counties and many employers require anyone who handles food or works around food-contact surfaces to get a food handler card, usually within 30 days of starting the job. This video explains who needs one, how to get it online, and how to renew it before it expires — all with FoodSafePal.

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10/01/26

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Lori
Kokomo, IN

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Thank you Lori! Happy to hear you found the training convenient and on-point — congrats on passing!

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09/30/26

It was so easy and user friendly. I love how you were actually tested on the stuff you learned and not from something that wasn’t said. Long story short when my certificate expires I will be using this again!

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Birmingham, AL

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09/30/26

The course videos were simple, interactive, and straight to the point, with quality information that was useful for real life encounters and to pass the exam. The sample tests after each short video and module made for taking the exam less intimidating and more confident.

The exam itself was quick and asked the most important questions every food handler should know. It was easy to navigate and the results were instantaneous, as well as recieving the food handler certification.

Esther Evans
Portage, IN

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All we can say is WOW! Thank you so much for your thorough and honest experience Esther. Congrats on earning your certificate!

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09/28/26

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Lancaster, TX

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Thanks Fantasia! Glad you found the training user-friendly, and enjoyed the format. Congrats on passing the exam!

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09/28/26

It gave me a complete refresher from when I first taken it back in 2015.

Shonta
Atlanta, GA

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Emily Aker
Huntsville, AL

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Common Questions About Getting or Renewing Your South Dakota Food Handler Card

To get or renew your South Dakota food handler card, just complete the training videos and pass the test. The entire process takes about 90 minutes from start to finish. Your card will be issued instantly after you pass.

South Dakota has no law that requires a food handler card to work at a food establishment.

However, owing to the importance of food safety, many South Dakota restaurants and other foodservice operations like schools and hospitals still require that you do.

Additionally, long-term care facilities may require dietary staff to complete food handler training to meet specific in-service education requirements.

For example, all nursing homes and assisted living facilities in South Dakota must provide in-service training for their dietary and food-handling employees within 30 days of hire and annually (1, 2).

These topics must include:

  • proper handwashing techniques
  • safe food handling and preparation techniques
  • foodborne illnesses
  • safe serving and distribution practices
  • safe leftover food handling
  • time and temperature controls for food safety
  • general cleaning and sanitation

Because food handler training programs touch on each of these topics, nursing homes and assisted living facilities often turn to them to meet the state’s required dietary in-service training.

Other healthcare facilities like hospitals also rely on food handler training programs since they too must provide regular in-service training to their dietary staff on various food safety topics.

Even though South Dakota doesn’t require that you earn a food handler card, doing so can make it easier to land your next foodservice job or even negotiation a higher salary.

Your FoodSafePal food handler card will be valid throughout South Dakota.

Your South Dakota food handler card will be issued digitally as soon as you pass the exam. You can download, print, or email it anytime by logging into your account. If you’d like a professionally printed copy mailed to you, you can order one directly from your account.

Your South Dakota food handler card is valid for three years from the date you earn it.

South Dakota has no law requiring food handler training before opening a cottage food business. However, this training is highly recommended as it increases customer’s trust, expands selling opportunities, and may lower insurance costs. Learn more about South Dakota’s cottage food law here.

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