ate ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁religious ▁or ▁moral ▁conv ict ions . ▁This ▁law , ▁known ▁as ▁S . J . ▁ 7 4 6 , ▁passed ▁into ▁law ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Disc rim ination ▁prote ctions ▁ ▁No ▁provision ▁of ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁law ▁explicitly ▁addresses ▁disc rim ination ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁or ▁gender ▁identity . ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁of ▁O gl ala ▁Lak ota , ▁and ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Si oux ▁F alls , ▁and ▁Verm ill ion ▁prohib it ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁county / city ▁employees ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁and ▁gender ▁identity . ▁O thers ▁including ▁Min neh aha ▁County , ▁Spe ar fish ▁and ▁Wat ert own ▁prohib it ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁county / city ▁employees ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁only . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Brook ings ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁juris diction ▁in ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁to ▁en act ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁anti - dis c rim ination ▁ordin ance ▁covering ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁and ▁gender ▁identity , ▁b anning ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁employees , ▁in ▁housing ▁and ▁in ▁public ▁accommod ations ▁( such ▁as ▁restaur ants , ▁etc .). ▁ ▁H ate ▁crime ▁law ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁law ▁does ▁not ▁address ▁hate ▁cr imes ▁based ▁on ▁gender ▁identity ▁or ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁However , ▁federal ▁law ▁has ▁covered ▁both ▁categories ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁the