FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to
require notice if certain immunizations contain more
than trace amounts of mercury.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1.
No early childhood immunization that contains more than trace amounts of
mercury or preservatives containing mercury may be administered unless the parent or legal
guardian of the child who is to receive the immunization is informed, prior to the
administration, that the immunization contains more than trace amounts of mercury or
preservatives containing mercury. For the purposes of this section, the term, early childhood
immunization, means any immunization administered to a child under eight years of age. For
the purposes of this section, the term, trace amounts, means any amount less than 0.5 microgram
of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose of vaccine.