Section 33-1-1 - Definitions. - South Dakota Statutes

33-1-1. Definitions. As used in chapters 33-1 to 33-15, inclusive, unless the context otherwise plainly requires:
(1) "Armed forces" includes the United States Army and the United States Air Force;
(2) "Department of Defense" means the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or the Department of the Air Force, as appropriate under the laws of the United States; and
(3) "Secretary of defense" means the secretary of defense, the secretary of the army, or the secretary of the air force, as appropriate under the laws of the United States.

Source: New section, added by the code commission in 1977 to clarify the terminology substituted throughout chapters 33-1 to 33-15.