48:01:02:11.  Communication fees and credits. A retailer selling instant and on-line tickets shall be assessed a weekly charge of $12.93 for communication fees. Any retailer selling $5,000 or more in instant tickets in a single quarter shall be credited 13 weeks of communication fees ($168.09) at the end of that quarter. A retailer who is part of a chain in which the chain's per store average is $6,000 or more in instant ticket sales in a single quarter shall be credited 13 weeks of communication fees ($168.09) at the end of that quarter.

          Any retailer licensed prior to July 1, 2010, is exempt from the communications fees established by this section.

          Source: 36 SDR 215, effective July 1, 2010.

          General Authority: SDCL 42-7A-4(1) and (4), 42-7A-21(7), (8), and (17).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7A-4(1) and (4), 42-7A-10, 42-7A-11, 42-7A-21(7), (8), and (17), 42-7A-22.