ARSD 44:12:02:01. Definitions

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