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font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6000006 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:06:02"><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000000">20:50:06:02</span></a><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000001">.  Inspection of office</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000001"> for a new applicant</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C3">The board shall conduct an office inspection, in accordance with SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-30"><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C3-000002">36-7-30</span></a><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C3">, prior to the issuance of a license, unless the applicant</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C3">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C3">    (1)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C3">Indicates on the initial license application that the applicant has arranged a bona fide association with a licensed </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C3-000004">optometrist at an office that has been inspected by the board within the past two years and meets the requirements of </span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">§§</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:06:01"><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000005">20:50:06:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:06:01.01"><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000005">20:50:06:01.01</span></a><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">; o</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">r</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C3-000004">Is entering the military or other governmental service</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C3-000004">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6000006"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C3-000004">    </span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">The applicant shall appear in person for a board inspection</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6000006"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">    </span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 21 SDR 35, effective August 30, 1994; 34 SDR 101, effective October 18, 2007</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022; 52 SDR 2, effective July 20, 2025</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">    </span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000005">36-7-15</span></a><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">(</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">2</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">    </span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-25"><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000005">36-7-</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000005">2</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000005">5</span></a><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">(</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">8</span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-30"><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000005">36-7-30</span></a><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6000006"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">    </span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0"> </span><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">Issuance of license</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:02:07"><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0-000005">20:50:02:07</span></a><span class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1a9a74d9-5227-4182-9c04-583a1e8cf4e6000006"> </span></p></div></body></html>