{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-9-34-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 9-34-17","heading":"Tattooing, saline tattoo removal, and body piercing.","body":"Any municipality may regulate the practice of tattooing, saline tattoo removal, and body piercing by licensing practitioners of tattooing, saline tattoo removal, or body piercing; inspecting tattoo, saline tattoo removal, and body piercing establishments; and establishing standards for sanitation that are at least as stringent as those adopted by the Department of Health under § 34-1-17.\nTerms used in this section mean:\n(1) \"Tattooing,\" to make marks or designs into the skin by puncturing it and inserting indelible colors. The term includes microblading and similar techniques used to partially or fully simulate natural hair;\n(2) \"Saline tattoo removal,\" inserting a saline solution in skin to lighten or remove an existing tattoo. The term does not include the use of other acids or of lasers as described in § 36-4-8.2;\n(3) \"Body piercing,\" to place a permanent or temporary foreign object in a person's body for a decorative or other nonmedical purpose by a person not directly under the supervision of a licensed physician as defined by § 36-4-11.","path":["TITLE 9. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 9-34. TRADE REGULATION AND LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-34-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"8f8893cd3fa60c0184a1cdb8e7ef92370199b76c3eda924088f729c3ef8989ac","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-9-34-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-9-34-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}