# S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-1: Acts constituting practice of veterinary medicine

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-1

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-1
- **Heading:** Acts constituting practice of veterinary medicine
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 36 / Chapter 12 / Section 36-12-1

## Text

Any person shall be deemed in the practice of veterinary medicine who represents himself as or is engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in any of its branches either directly or indirectly, or uses any words, titles, or letters, to title so as to signify that he is a veterinarian, or who for a fee diagnoses, prescribes or administers any drug, medicine, appliance, application, or treatment of whatever nature, or performs a surgical operation or manipulation, or conducts any autopsy or biopsy, for the prevention, cure, or relief of a pain, deformity, wound, fracture, or bodily injury, or physical condition or disease of animals, and the term animals as used in this section shall mean all animals other than man, except that this section shall not be applicable to the advertising or the sale of foods and medicines used in commercial feeds for the prevention of livestock diseases.

Source: SDC 1939, § 40.0201; SL 1961, ch 201, § 16.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-1 Acts constituting practice of veterinary medicine](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-2 Persons not considered engaged in practice of veterinary medicine](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-3 Board of examiners appointed--Qualifications of members--Terms of office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-4 Period of practice required for appointment to board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-5.1 Lay member of board--Appointment and term of office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-5.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-6 Removal of board member](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-7 Filling of vacancies on board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-8 Annual meeting and election of officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-8.1 Executive secretary--Duties--Bond--Limitation on board's expenditures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-8.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-9 Quorum of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-9.1 Board continued within Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources--Records and reports](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-9.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-10 Records kept by secretary of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-11 Fees used to pay expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-12-12 Application for license as veterinarian--Education requirement--Fee--Promulgation of rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C12_S36-12-12.md)

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