SDCL § 36-19-14: Funeral activities--License required--Trainee activity permitted.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not, without being licensed as a funeral director by the board:

(1) Embalm any dead human body;

(2) Practice embalming;

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

(4) Maintain a funeral establishment in this state.

A trainee may embalm a dead human body and practice embalming, under the supervision of a funeral director licensed by the board.