SDCL § 34-29A-2: Inspectors within department.

There shall be within the Department of Public Safety a chief boiler inspector (referred to hereinafter as the "chief inspector") who shall be selected as provided in § 34-29A-3 and such deputy inspectors as may be required, selected as provided in § 34-29A-4. The chief inspector and the deputy inspectors may be employees of the department or independent contractors hired by the department.