{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-3-1","heading":"Establishment of county department authorized--Definition of full-time health department.","body":"The board of county commissioners of any county of this state may establish within its county a full-time county health department and provide for the maintenance thereof. Full-time health departments shall be construed to be an organization under the immediate direction of a health officer and employing trained public health personnel who shall devote their entire working time to the prevention of disease and the promotion of public health.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-3. COUNTY AND DISTRICT FULL-TIME HEALTH DEPARTMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-3-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"2232af3309b31bb66c35adac0aab20fde0eab0cc50cb3487ce680129a87396ac","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-2-18","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-3-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}