S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-13

The Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall give five days' notice of examination to all parties filing application forms as provided in § 36-12-12 by mailing to such applicants at their last known post office address the time and place of examination, and at such time and place the board shall proceed to examine by either oral, written, or practical examination each applicant, or by a combination of oral, written, or practical examination to determine and ascertain the professional qualifications for license of all applicants under this chapter, and shall examine the applicant as to his moral character and fitness to practice veterinary medicine within the State of South Dakota.