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. Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1401; SL 1939, ch 102 , § 1; SL 1963, ch 154 , § 1; SL 2023, ch 137 , § 9; SL 2025, ch 159 , § 2. 36-19-15, 36-19-16. Omitted.