At any time that the office of the chief inspector may become vacant, the secretary of public safety shall appoint a person who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than five years’ experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of boilers as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector, and who shall have passed the same kind of examination as that prescribed under § 34-29A-9, to be chief inspector. This examination may be waived by the secretary of public safety for a period of twelve months.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-29A-3

  • boiler: includes fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water where these units are separate from processing systems and are complete within themselves. See South Dakota Codified Laws 34-29A-1
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1973, ch 229, § 7; SL 1982,ch 18, § 35; SL 2003, ch 272, §§ 20, 121.