<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000004 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:35:08"><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000000">20:10:35:08</span></a><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000001">.  Telephone solicitors shall pay an annual fee.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0"> Each telephone solicitor who makes unsolicited telephone calls to South Dakota residential telephone subscribers shall pay an annual fee to the commission and provide all necessary documentation as required by the commission pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:35:10"><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000002">20:10:35:10</span></a><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">. The annual fee is:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    (1)  Any company employing 5 or less employees or agents</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">: $0.00</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    (2)  Any company employing 6 to 49 employees or agents</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">: $50.00</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    (3)  Any company employing 50 to 100 employees or agents</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">: $100.00</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    (4)  Any company employing 101 to 249 employees or agents</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">: $200.00</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    (5)  Any company employing 250 to 499 employees or agents</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">: $300.00</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    (6)  Any company employing 500 to 999 employees or agents</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">: $400.00</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    (7)  Any company employing over 1,000 employees or agents</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">: $500.00</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    The annual fee is valid for one calendar year beginning October 1. The fee shall be renewed annually by October 1 of each subsequent year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    </span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0"> 30 SDR 25, effective August 28, 2003</span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000004">; 47 SDR 125, effective May 30, 2021.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    </span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-99"><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000002">49-31-99</span></a><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">    </span><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-99"><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000002">49-31-99</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-105"><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0-000002">49-31-105</span></a><span class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc93f31e7-9ced-4c5b-a7af-05f2c6ad8561000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>