2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 36 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 35. Massage Therapists
§36-35-1 Definitions.
36-35-1. Definitions. Terms in this chapter mean:
(1) "Board," the Board of Massage Therapy;
(2) "Massage," the systematic mobilization of the soft tissues of the body through the application of hands or devices for the purposes of therapy, relaxation, or education through means which include:
(a) Pressure, friction, stroking, rocking, kneading, percussion, compression, or stretching;
(b) External application of water, heat, cold, lubricants, or other topical agents; or
(c) The use of devices that mimic or enhance actions done by hands;
(3) "Practice of massage therapy," the performance of massage for a fee or other compensation or holding oneself out to the public as performing massage.
Source: SL 2005, ch 206, § 1.
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