1-26-13. Petition for rules--Denial or initiation of proceedings--Copies to Interim Rules Committee and director.

An interested person, other than an inmate as defined in § 1-15-20.1, may petition an agency requesting the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a rule. The petition shall contain the text or substance of any new rule or amendment sought, the identification of any rule sought to be repealed, reasons for the proposal, and the name and address of the petitioner. Within thirty days after submission of a petition, the agency either shall deny the petition in writing (stating its reasons for the denials) or shall initiate rule-making proceedings in accordance with § 1-26-4. The agency shall serve a copy of any petitions and denials on the members of the Interim Rules Review Committee and the director of the Legislative Research Council.

Source: SL 1966, ch 159, § 6; SL 1972, ch 8, § 18; SL 1975, ch 16, § 24; SL 1997, ch 12, § 2; SL 1999, ch 6, § 2.