Upon notice to the county or tribal veterans' service officer or field officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs of the death within the county of a person entitled to burial benefits under this chapter, or at the officer's own initiative in a proper case, the veterans' service officer or field officer shall implement the provisions of this chapter in reference to the burial of the deceased.

Source: SL 1887, ch 151 , § 3; CL 1887, § 2471; RPolC 1903, § 3239; RC 1919, § 9965; SDC 1939, § 41.0303; SL 1939, ch 156 , § 3; SL 1941, ch 173 , § 2; SL 1949, ch 155 , § 2; SL 1961, ch 207 ; SL 1968, ch 160 , § 2; SL 2007, ch 187 , § 223; § 33-19-1 ; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152 , § 20.