<html> <head> <title>Rule 44:09:03:04 Disinterment permits.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 44:09:03:04"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 44:09:03:04 Disinterment permits."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>44:09:03:04.&nbsp;&nbsp;Disinterment permits.</b> Upon issuance of a disinterment permit by the Department of Health, the department shall notify in writing the affected cemetery board of directors or board of county commissioners and, if the permit is in regard to an enrolled tribal member, the applicable tribal chairman. The notice shall be postmarked no later than two business days after receipt of the application for a disinterment permit with all required signatures and sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested or within two business days after the department is notified the permit is in regard to an enrolled tribal member. The department will keep a copy of the registered or certified mail receipt on file for a period of at least one year.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, &#167;&nbsp;1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 23 SDR 50, effective October 13, 1996; 26 SDR 89, effective January 9, 2000; 36 SDR 39, effective September 21, 2009; SL 2018, ch 206, &#167;&nbsp;2, effective July 1, 2018.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-25-38">34-25-38.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-25-38">34-25-38</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-25-38.1">34-25-38.1.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>