It is a petty offense for any person to operate a barbershop unless the barbershop is licensed by the Board of Barber Examiners and is at all times under the direct supervision and management of a registered barber. Application for a license to operate a barbershop must be made, on forms prepared and furnished by the board, annually before June first. The board shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26, to set a fee of not more than three hundred dollars annually for each barbershop, plus a fee of not more than twenty dollars for each chair in the barbershop.

Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1607; SL 1961, ch 132 ; SL 1976, ch 229 , § 3; SL 1977, ch 190 , § 177; SL 1979, ch 257 , § 7; SL 1986, ch 302 , § 19; SL 1995, ch 220 , § 6; SL 2007, ch 216 , § 2; SL 2025, ch 155 , § 3, eff. Mar. 10, 2025.