RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Three people have been cited in western South Dakota after they sold alcohol to an underage police informant during a compliance check.

Rapid City Police Sgt. Warren Poches says the three people work for different establishments and are each facing a misdemeanor citation of furnishing alcohol to a minor.

The three individuals must appear in court. Poches says the misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a $500 fine.

Poches says the businesses where the people sold alcohol to the underage informant are: On The Border on East North Street; Family Thrift Center on East Saint Patrick Street; and Staple and Spice on Mount Rushmore Road.

The department says eight establishments in the city have failed alcohol compliance checks this year.

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