36-7-11. Requirements for practice.
A person entitled to practice optometry in South Dakota who is not already registered is any person who furnishes the Board of Examiners in Optometry satisfactory evidence as follows:
(1)That the person is of the full age of eighteen years and a citizen of the United States or a resident of South Dakota;
(2)That the person is of good moral character;
(3)That the person is a graduate of a recognized Class A optometric school or college approved by the Board of Examiners; and
(4)That the person possesses a licensed certificate of registration obtained by taking and satisfactorily passing an examination given by the board for purpose of determining the person's qualifications for the practice of optometry.
Source: SDC 1939, §27.0704; SL 1941, ch 125, §2; SL 1947, ch 122, §1; SL 1983, ch 270, §1; SL 2020, ch 168, § 4.