08/07/2019
For anyone who plans on attending the Sioux empire fair. I attended yesterday and had no problems getting in while carrying concealed. However when I left I noticed they were checking everyone and wanding them for fi****ms and knives. Being that the fair is held on county owned property I feel as though state preemption should apply to the carrying of fi****ms. I contacted the fair via Facebook and received a call back right away this morning from the director of the fair. He was very polite and professional. The no fi****ms policy has been removed from their website and you WILL be permitted to carry (open or concealed) so long as you are doing so lawfully ie you are of age, not intoxicated, or are not in any other way prohibited. They will still be randomly checking people but only to ensure they are carrying lawfully. With that said, please be sure you carry in a lawful, safe, and responsible manner. I will post the state preemption law in the comments for anyone who would like to read it.