25.197.9 100th Legislative Session 28
2025 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 28
Introduced by: The Chair of the Committee on Commerce and Energy at the request of the Board of Barber Examiners
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An Act to revise provisions relating to licensing fees and license renewal dates for 1
the practice of barbering and to declare an emergency. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
Section 1. That § 36-14-22 be AMENDED: 4
36-14-22. Each registered barber who continues in active practice or service, shall 5
annually, on or before the first day of July May thirty-first, renew the barber's certificate 6
of registration and pay the required fee. Each certificate of registration, unless renewed, 7
annually expires on June thirtieth June first. 8
Section 2. That § 36-14-24 be AMENDED: 9
36-14-24. The fee to be paid by an applicant for an Board of Barber Examiners 10
shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26, to set the following fees, which 11
may not exceed the amounts specified: 12
(1) An examination to determine the an applicant's fitness to receive a certificate of 13
registration to practice barbering may not exceed one hundred dollars and for the 14
issuance of the certificate, may not exceed fifty three hundred dollars. All fees shall 15
be set by the board by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26. For the; 16
(2) The annual renewal of a certificate of registration to practice barbering, no more 17
than eighty three hundred dollars, and for the; 18
(3) The restoration of an expired certificate, no more than twenty thirty-five dollars, 19
plus no more than fifteen twenty-five dollars penalty for each expired year. The 20
fee to be paid for a the certificate is expired; 21
(4) A permit to operate a barber school or college shall be set by rule promulgated 22
pursuant to chapter 1-26 and may not be more than one hundred fifty, six hundred 23
dollars annually; and 24
(5) An annual inspection of a barbershop or barber school, one hundred fifty dollars. 25 25.197.9 2 28
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Section 3. That § 36-14-27 be AMENDED: 1
36-14-27. It is a petty offense for any person to operate a barbershop unless it 2
has been the barbershop is licensed by the Board of Barber Examiners and it is at all times 3
under the direct supervision and management of a registered barber. Application shall for 4
a license to operate a barbershop must be made, on forms prepared and furnished by the 5
Board of Barber Examiners board, annually before the first day of July June first. The fee 6
to accompany such license board shall be set by rule promulgated pursuant to promulgate 7
rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26 and, to set a fee may not be of not more than fifty 8
three hundred dollars annually for each shop barbershop, plus a fee of no not more than 9
ten twenty dollars, for each chair in the barbershop. 10
Section 4. That § 36-14-29 be AMENDED: 11
36-14-29. The license required by § 36-14-27 shall must be conspicuously 12
displayed in the barbershop and no. A license shall be is not transferable from person to 13
person, location to location, or to a new operator at the same location. All such licenses 14
shall expire The license expires on the last day of June in May thirty-first each year. 15
Section 5. That § 36-14-30 be AMENDED: 16
36-14-30. All barbershops after original inspection pursuant to § 36-14-28 shall 17
After the inspection provided for in § 36-14-28, a barbershop must be inspected annually 18
by the Board of Barber Examiners, but the board may not charge a fee for the annual 19
inspection. However, if The board may charge a fee for an annual inspection. If the shop 20
barbershop does not pass the annual inspection and the inspector has to must go back to 21
the shop barbershop for a second or subsequent inspection, the Board of Barber Examiners 22
board may charge the shop barbershop owner for the cost of such the subsequent 23
inspection. 24
Section 6. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its 25
existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in 26
full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. 27