Section 36-35-11 - Advertisement of services to public without license--Misdemeanor--Civil penalty--Injunction. - South Dakota Statutes

36-35-11. Advertisement of services to public without license--Misdemeanor--Civil penalty--Injunction. Any person who advertises services to the public as a massage therapist, bodywork therapist, masseur, masseuse, massagist, or any derivation or abbreviation of those terms or any other term commonly recognized to mean the practice of massage therapy while not licensed under this chapter is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Upon conviction the court shall assess a civil penalty of one thousand dollars payable to the board. The state or the board may file a civil action to enjoin any person from violating this section.

Source: SL 2005, ch 206, § 11.