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49 SDR 1, effective July 6, 2022</span><span class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0">    </span><span class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0-000002">36-9-21</span></a><span class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0">    </span><span class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-3"><span class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0-000002">36-9-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-4"><span class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0-000002">36-9-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-4"><span class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0-000002">36-9-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0">.1, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0-000002">36-9-21</span></a><span class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s72f16630-6870-4299-9aef-258c1482c7b7000004"> </span></p></div></body></html>