South Dakota § 36-19-1 - Definitions.
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§ 36-19-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Board," the State Board of Funeral Service;
(2) "Branch chapel," a separate facility with a visitation room or chapel, in which no embalming is permitted, and which is owned by, a subsidiary of, or otherwise financially connected to or controlled by a licensed funeral establishment;
(3) "Funeral director," any person engaged in or holding out as being engaged in:
(a) Conducting funeral services and burials of casketed remains;
(b) Disinfecting and preserving dead human bodies; or
(c) Cremating human remains;
(4) "Funeral establishment," a business, at a physical location, devoted to caring for and preparing dead human bodies for burial or transportation;
(5) "Trainee," any person who has registered with the board and is engaged in training to provide funeral services.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1401; SL 1939, ch 102, § 1; SL 1963, ch 154, § 1; SL 1994, ch 351, § 79; SL 2010, ch 193, § 1; SL 2023, ch 137, § 1.
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