The mission of the South Dakota Board of Funeral Service is to receive consumer inquiries and complaints; to license funeral practitioners and establishments in the State of South Dakota which ensure the consumer that he is dealing with qualified practitioners and establishments; to register all trainees in funeral service and administer an apprenticeship program for the trainees; to improve inspection procedures of funeral homes and crematories; to enforce the updated statutes and rules and regulations governing the practice of funeral service in South Dakota, including complaint processing from the consumer and licensees; and, to make investigations and hold hearings as needed.

Board Members

Daryl Isburg, Pierre, District 4 - President

Alfred Rude, Brookings, Lay Member - Vice-President

Susan Bentsen, Rapid City, District 5 - Secretary-Treasurer

Tim Bachman, Sioux Falls, District 1 - Member

Stuart W. Barns, Mitchell, District 2 - Member

Howard Sogn, Watertown, District 3 - Member

Dave Volk, Sioux Falls, Lay Member

Mariah Pokorny, Department of Health

Carol Tellinghuisen, Executive Secretary

• Other Helpful Information
  
  
• Roster of Licensees
  
  
• Statute
  • SDCL 36-19 (Funeral Directors, Embalmers and Funeral Establishments)
  • SDCL 34-26A (Crematories and Cremations)
  • SDCL 34-25 (Vital Records and Burial Permits)  
  • SDCL 34-26 (Custody and Disposition of Bodies and Body Parts)  
  • SDCL 34-27 (Cemeteries and Burial Records)  
  • SDCL 55-11 (Prearranged Funeral Trusts)

Administrative Rules

• ARSD 20:45 (Funeral Service)

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