Title 34 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
100 chapters · 1,959 sections in this title.
SDCL § 34-3-1 Establishment of county department authorized--Definition of full - time health department
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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…
SDCL § 34-3-10 Full - time district health department defined
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A full - time district health department shall be construed to be a department organized to serve contiguous territory in two or more adjacent counties, and which shall be under the immediate direction of a health officer and employing trained public health personnel who shall de…
SDCL § 34-3-11 Adjacent counties and first and second class municipalities joining district health department
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After the initial formation of a full - time district health department other adjacent counties and municipalities of the first class therein may, by resolution of their governing boards, become a part of such district by agreement with the district board of health. Source: SL 19…
SDCL § 34-3-12 Repealed
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Source: SL 1953, ch 129 , § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.18A08; SL 2021, ch 175 , § 2.
SDCL § 34-3-13 Appointing committee for district board of health--Number of members appointed to board
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When two or more counties unite to form a full - time district health department a district board of health shall be created in the following manner: an appointing committee shall be formed, consisting of a representative of each governing board of each participating county and f…
SDCL § 34-3-14 Terms of office of district board members
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Originally one member of the district board of health shall be appointed for one year, one member for two years, one member for three years, one member for four years, and one member for five years. Upon the termination of the term of appointment, members shall thereafter be appo…
SDCL § 34-3-15 Officers of district board--Expenses of board members
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The membership of the district board of health shall elect a president and a vice - president and the health officer shall be ex officio secretary. Members of the board shall receive no compensation but shall receive their actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the perf…
SDCL § 34-3-16 Office of district health department--Supplies and personnel
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The district board of health shall designate the location of and shall provide the office for the district health department and shall furnish it with the necessary equipment, supplies, and personnel. Source: SL 1953, ch 129 , § 10; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.18A10.
SDCL § 34-3-17 Board meetings where full - time department maintained
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The board of health of a full - time county or district health department shall meet at such times and at such places as the county or district health officer may designate but in no instance shall meetings be held less than semiannually. The health officer shall call a meeting w…
SDCL § 34-3-18 Health officer and personnel for full - time department
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Full - time county and district boards of health shall employ a full - time health officer whose term of office shall be four years, and such other personnel as may be determined by the State Department of Health to be needed to efficiently carry on the work of the county or dist…
SDCL § 34-3-19 Part - time health officer for full - time department
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In the event that the county or district board of health is unable to fill the position of health officer with a full - time physician as provided for in this chapter, it may appoint for a temporary period a part - time health officer. Such part - time health officer shall render…
SDCL § 34-3-2 Election on establishment of department by adjacent counties--Establishment in other counties after failure in one county
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One or more adjacent counties may submit to the electors of said counties at a general or special election, the question of establishing a county health department. Upon affirmative majority vote in each county, such department may be jointly created. In the event any one county …
SDCL § 34-3-20 State grants for maintenance of full - time health departments--Contributions by other agencies
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The State Department of Health is hereby authorized to use funds which it may receive for public health purposes from federal or other governmental agencies or from nongovernmental agencies both within or without the state for the purpose of making grants to counties or districts…
SDCL § 34-3-21 Contractual arrangements for services to adjacent counties--Funds provided--Powers of board in adjacent county
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County commissioners are hereby authorized to arrange by contractual agreements with one or more existing boards of health operating full - time health departments for services for any part or parts of the county adjacent to such full - time health departments. For this purpose s…
SDCL § 34-3-22 Departmental funds provided from general fund of participating subdivisions
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Funds for operation and maintenance of full - time health departments shall be derived from the general fund of the participating political subdivisions. Source: SL 1953, ch 129 , § 13; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.18A13; SL 1978, ch 62 , § 28.
SDCL § 34-3-23 Operating costs apportioned among participating counties--Population as basis for apportionment
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In the case of a full - time district health department the cost of operating and maintaining the department, over the estimated moneys available from surpluses, grants, and donations, shall be apportioned by the district board of health among the counties comprising the district…
SDCL § 34-3-24 Annual budget estimates for full - time department--Hearings and approval of budget
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A full - time county or district board of health shall, at least two weeks before the dates specified by law for the setting up of official budgets, estimate the total cost of operating and maintaining the department for the ensuing fiscal year and the amount of moneys that may b…
SDCL § 34-3-25 District funds held by treasurer of largest county--Disbursements
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In the case of a full - time district health department, all funds made available for the operation of such department from all sources shall be deposited with the county treasurer of the participating county having the largest population as determined by the most recent federal …
SDCL § 34-3-26 Powers of county board and superintendent vested in full - time department
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The powers and duties of the board of health in a full - time county or district health department shall be the same as those specified for county boards of health and the superintendents thereof as provided for by chapter 34-16 . Source: SL 1953, ch 129 , § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 2…
SDCL § 34-3-27 Withdrawal from district department by county or first or second class municipality--Restrictions on withdrawal--Vacancies on district board
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Any county or first or second class municipality participating in a full - time district health department may withdraw from the department and board by resolution of its governing board providing no such withdrawal may occur within one year of the date of establishment of the de…
SDCL § 34-3-3 County board where full - time department maintained--Appointment and terms of members
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There shall be created in each county maintaining a full - time county health department, a county board of health consisting of seven members to be appointed by the county commissioners as follows: One member shall be a member of such board of county commissioners, appointed for…
SDCL § 34-3-4 Officers of county board--Expenses of board members
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The members of the county board of health shall organize by selecting a president and vice - president, and the health officer shall be ex officio secretary. Members of the board shall receive no compensation but shall receive their actual and necessary travel expenses incurred i…
SDCL § 34-3-5 Merger of city and county health services in full - time department--City representative on board
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Any municipality of the first class located within a county wherein a full - time county health department has been or is being established, may by mutual agreement between its governing body and the board of county commissioners of said county, merge its health service with such…
SDCL § 34-3-6 Departmental funds deposited with county treasurer--Disbursements
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In the case of a full - time county health department, all funds made available for the operation of such department from all sources shall be deposited with the county treasurer who shall disburse said funds as provided by law upon vouchers certified by the health officer. Sourc…
SDCL § 34-3-7 Departmental funds deposited with treasurer of participating first or second class municipality--Disbursements
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When a municipality of the first class participates in the operation of a full - time county health department, the funds made available for the operation of said department may, by mutual agreement between the governing body of said municipality and the board of county commissio…
SDCL § 34-3-8 Dissolution of full - time county department--Withdrawal of first or second class municipality from participation
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A full - time county health department may be dissolved by resolution of the board of county commissioners, and a first or second class municipality may withdraw from such department by resolution of its governing body, at any time after one year from the establishment of the dep…
SDCL § 34-3-9 District health department established by counties and first and second class municipalities--City contributions
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Two or more adjacent counties and municipalities of the first class located therein may, by mutual agreement of their governing boards, establish and maintain a full - time district health department. When municipalities of the first class desire to cooperate in the maintenance o…