South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:12 - Tattooing and body piercing
Chapter 44:12:02 - Minimum sanitation standards for body piercing
Section 44:12:02:01 - Definitions

(1) "Autoclave," a device for sterilization by steam, usually at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for a specified length of time as determined by the manufacturer's instructions;

(2) "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 SDCL 36-4-11;

(3) "Body piercing area," within a body piercing establishment, the immediate vicinity where body piercing is performed;

(4) "Body piercing artist," a person engaged in the practice of body piercing;

(5) "Body piercing establishment," the building or structure where body piercing is practiced;

(6) "Communicable disease," a disease which is capable of being transmitted from person to person;

(7) "Department," the State Department of Health;

(8) "Patron," a person who receives a body piercing;

(9) "Permanent body piercing establishment," a building where body piercing is practiced on a year-round basis;

(10) "Temporary body piercing establishment," a building or structure where body piercing is practiced for not more than 30 consecutive days.