The terms used in this chapter mean:

1. (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. (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. (3) "Body piercing area," within a body piercing establishment, the immediate vicinity where body piercing is performed;
4. (4) "Body piercing artist," a person engaged in the practice of body piercing;
5. (5) "Body piercing establishment," the building or structure where body piercing is practiced;
6. (6) "Communicable disease," a disease which is capable of being transmitted from person to person;
7. (7) "Department," the State Department of Health;
8. (8) "Patron," a person who receives a body piercing;
9. (9) "Permanent body piercing establishment," a building where body piercing is practiced on a year-round basis;
10. (10) "Temporary body piercing establishment," a building or structure where body piercing is practiced for not more than 30 consecutive days.

Source: 22 SDR 16, effective August 14, 1995; 39 SDR 119, effective January 8, 2013; 45 SDR 31, effective September 10, 2018.

General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17(8).

Law Implemented: SDCL 9-34-17 , 34-1-17(8).

Prior versions effective: 2013-01-08.