{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-19-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-19-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in this chapter mean:\n(1) \"Board,\" the State Board of Funeral Service;\n(2) \"Branch chapel,\" a separate facility with a visitation room or chapel, in which no embalming is permitted, and which is owned by, a subsidiary of, or otherwise financially connected to or controlled by a licensed funeral establishment;\n(3) \"Funeral director,\" any person engaged in or holding out as being engaged in:\n(a) Conducting funeral services and burials of casketed remains;\n(b) Disinfecting and preserving dead human bodies; or\n(c) Cremating human remains;\n(4) \"Funeral establishment,\" a business, at a physical location, devoted to caring for and preparing dead human bodies for burial or transportation;\n(5) \"Trainee,\" any person who has registered with the board and is engaged in training to provide funeral services.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-19. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ESTABLISHMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-19-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"675caa561c945cce630c77ec1c9ad4c99f980e4f687234293e7f7e0d78f40d63","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-18a-76","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-19-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}