No person shall in any manner engage in, offer to engage in, or hold himself out as qualified to engage in the diagnosis or treatment of any human ill, unless such person is the holder of a legal and unrevoked license or certificate issued under the laws of South Dakota authorizing such person to practice the healing art covered by such license and is practicing thereunder in the manner and subject to the limitations provided by the laws of the State of South Dakota for the issuance of such license or certificate for the practice thereunder. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Each day of violation is a separate offense.
S.D. Codified Laws § 36-2-2
License required to diagnose or treat human ills--Practice subject to statutory limitations--Violation as misdemeanor
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Nelson v. Palmquist (1985)
Most recently applied in South Dakota Physician's Health Group v. State Ex Rel. Department of Health (October 1989)
Source: SL 1953, ch 130, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.0318; SL 1992, ch 158, § 67.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.