<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 36-10B-2 - Licensing and designation. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059926Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2059926SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059926CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059926Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2059926DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059926Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2059926000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059926SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059926SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2059926Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-10B-2"><span class="s2059926SENU">36-10B-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059926SENU">. </span><span class="s2059926CL">Licensing and designation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059926Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059926DefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-10B-15"><span class="s2059926DefaultParagraphFont">36-10B-15</span></a><span class="s2059926DefaultParagraphFont">, no person may practice nutrition and dietetics or provide nutrition care services unless licensed or otherwise authorized to practice under this chapter. No person may practice as a licensed nutritionist, use the title nutritionist, dietitian, or licensed nutritionist, or use the abbreviation LN, unless licensed under this chapter. A licensed nutritionist may use the title licensed nutritionist and the abbreviation LN. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059926Normal-000001"><span class="s2059926DefaultParagraphFont">A dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration may use the title registered dietitian and the designation RD.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059926Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059926000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059926Normal"><span class="s2059926SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059926SCL-000003"> SL 1996, ch 240, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>