A person may not, without being licensed as a funeral director by the board:

(1) Embalm any dead human body;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-19-14

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) Practice embalming;

(3) Conduct or supervise funeral services and burials of casketed remains; or

(4) Maintain a funeral establishment in this state.

Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1401; SL 1939, ch 102, § 1; SL 1963, ch 154, § 1; SL 2023, ch 137, § 9.