Section 36-19-21 - Age, character and education requirements for funeral service license--Scope ofexamination.
36-19-21. Age, character and education requirements for funeral service license--Scope of examination. In order to obtain a license in the practice of funeral service, the applicant must be a citizen of the United States or a resident of South Dakota, at least eighteen years of age, of good moral character, have a high school education, and sixty semester hours credit from a college or university, in a course approved by the State Board of Funeral Service, and must have completed one year's course at a school of embalming, accredited by the board, must have completed one year's work as a trainee embalmer-funeral director in this state, and must pass an examination on the following subjects: embalming and care, disposition, and preservation of the bodies of deceased persons; sanitation for the prevention of the spread of infectious or contagious diseases; and local health and sanitation ordinances and regulations relating to mortuary science.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1406 as amended by SL 1939, ch 102, § 4; SL 1951, ch 132, § 1; SL 1963, ch 154, § 3; revised pursuant to SL 1972, ch 15, § 4.