{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-35-25","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-35-25","heading":"Application of chapter.","body":"The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any person performing massage for compensation if the massage is done under one of the following circumstances:\n(1) As part of a licensed practice as a physician, physician assistant, chiropractor, nurse, physical therapist, athletic trainer, or other health care profession licensed or certified under title 36;\n(2) As part of a licensed practice pursuant to chapter 36-14 or 36-15, if the licensee is performing within the scope of the licensed practice and the licensee does not hold himself or herself out to be a massage therapist or to be engaged in the practice of massage therapy;\n(3) In furtherance of duties as an employee of the United States;\n(4) As part of a course of study with a facility or instructor recognized and approved by the board to provide training in massage or the provision of such instruction;\n(5) As part of providing a course of instruction or continuing education by a licensed massage therapist from another state or provider preapproved by the board, in the practice of massage therapy on a temporary basis not in excess of ten days per calendar year; or\n(6) Manipulation of the soft tissues of the human body is restricted to the hands, feet, or ears and the person does not hold himself or herself out to be a massage therapist or to be engaged in the practice of massage therapy.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-35. MASSAGE THERAPISTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-35-25","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"e9e453a2c3997724c3b896a37df23eacb45a34d80c726e6bf3246e22252e5c39","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-35-24","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-36-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}