The board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall employ a county veterans' service officer, join with another county or counties in employing a county veterans' service officer, or contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide services as required by § 33A-1-24. Employment as a county veterans' service officer is contingent upon approval by the secretary of veterans affairs.

Source: SL 1945, ch 183 , § 1; SL 1949, ch 156 ; SL 1953, ch 218 , § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0412; SL 1968, ch 161 ; SL 1976, ch 206 , § 2; SL 2007, ch 187 , § 157; SDCL § 33-16-24; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 150, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2024, ch 124 , § 1.