There is hereby created a Board of Certification to advise and assist the secretary of agriculture and natural resources in the administration of the program of certification. The board shall consist of six members appointed by the secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources as follows:

(1) Four shall be employed as environment and wastewater works operators and shall hold valid certificates provided for in this chapter.

(2) One shall be an employee of a municipality which is required to employ a certified operator and shall hold the position of city manager, city engineer, director of public works, or an equivalent position.

(3) One shall be a faculty member of a college, university, or professional school operated within this state, and whose major field is related to sanitary engineering.

Source: SL 1970, ch 217, § 6; SDCL Supp, § 36-22A-5; SL 1974, ch 3, § 26; SL 1977, ch 280, § 36; SL 1986, ch 295, § 16; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.