Each applicant for a cosmetologist license who has complied with § 36-15-17, shall take the prescribed examination in the practice of cosmetology. The commission shall determine the contents of the examination. Upon successful completion of the required education, passing the examination to the satisfaction of the commission and the receipt of the fee required in this chapter, the applicant shall be licensed as a cosmetologist in the practice of cosmetology. Any cosmetologist license issued by the commission pursuant to this chapter expires annually on a date set by the commission in rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, and is renewable annually.

Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1508; SL 1947, ch 125, § 2; SL 1957, ch 118, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.1508 (3); SL 1965, ch 128; SL 1967, ch 105, § 3; SDCL § 36-15-17; SL 1972, ch 206, § 18; SL 2003, ch 202, § 24; SL 2018, ch 233, § 4.