Food Safety Requirements

South Dakota

Please check with the state for the most current information on state and local requirements.

Current State Status: At least one person in charge must be a Certified Food Protection Manager (Certified Food Service Manager).
State Contact: Mr. Clark Hepper
Director of Office of Health Protection
615 East 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3361

State Web Address:

http://doh.sd.gov/HealthProtection/Certify.aspx

Requirements:
  • Food Safety Training Required For Managers: Yes
  • Food Safety Training Required Food Handlers: No
  • SafeMark Classroom Training Approved: No
  • Minimum Number of Training Hours Required: 8
  • SafeMark Online Training Approved: No
  • Training Frequency Required: 4
  • SafeMark National Registry Exam Approved: No.
  • Certification Exam Required: Yes. More info below.
  • Certification Exam Frequency:
    4
  • Re-certification Exam Required: Yes

Current Regulations URL:

http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/DisplayRule.aspx?Rule=44%3A02%3A07

Local Requirements:
National Registry of Food Safety Professionals/ SafeMark Exam Approval:
SafeMark Training Recognized: Yes
Summary of Code Requirements: State requires a Certified Food Protection Manager but has limited providers. Currently petitioning state to accept SuperSafeMark®.

Additional Info:

Complete a recertification course approved by the DOH
Office of Health Protection. The approved courses are
the following:
• Serving Food Safely in South Dakota is Good
Business by the SDSU Cooperative Extension
Service. This is a 4-hour course.
• South Dakota Retailers Association Recertification
Course, also a 4-hour course.
• ServSafe® course, and not take the exam, 8 hours.
• ServSafe® course and pass the exam. This is the
only recertification course that also meets the
requirements of the National Restaurant Association
Educational Foundation. This course is
required by some foodservice establishments and
would be honored in other states.
Date:

09/25/2009

SafeMark® Trainings

Date

Training

Location
There are currently no training sessions for South Dakota