<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.s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0 { margin-top: 3.95pt; line-height: 115.0%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; } span.s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000004 { color: #0000FF; 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="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:53:12:03"><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000000">20:53:12:03</span></a><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000001">.  License and renewal fees.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0"> </span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">The initial license fee and annual license renewal fee for each license is as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">(1)  </span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">For an apprentice license, twenty dollars for the first year, thirty dollars for the second</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0"> </span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">year, forty dollars for the third year, and fifty dollars for four or more years</span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">(2)  </span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">For a plumber or installer license, one hundred five dollars</span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    (3)  For an appliance contractor, manufactured and mobile home contractor, underground irrigation contractor, or water conditioning contractor license, two hundred dollars;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    (4)  For a sewer and water contractor license, two hundred thirty-five dollars; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    (5)  For a plumbing contractor license, two hundred seventy-five dollars.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    A license is not transferable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    A license renewal application, along with the appropriate renewal fee, must be submitted to the commission for all licenses issued pursuant to SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-25"><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000004">36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">. Any licensee continuing to perform or offering to perform services licensed under SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-25"><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000004">36-25</span></a><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">, sixty days or more after license expiration is subject to disciplinary proceedings.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    A temporary license may be issued only and expires three months from the date of issuance or when the license holder passes the examination required by SCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-25"><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000004">36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0"> and article 20-53, which occurs first. A temporary license fee is fifty dollars.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    A license duplicate fee or replacement fee is ten dollars.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    License and renewal license fees must be submitted to the commission prior to the issuance of the license. All fees are non-refundable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    </span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0"> </span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">51 SDR 141, effective July 2, 2025</span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    </span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-25-19"><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000004">36-25-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-25-24"><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000004">36-25-24</span></a><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    </span><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-25-19"><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000004">36-25-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-25-24"><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000004">36-25-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-25-27"><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000004">36-25-27</span></a><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000001">Cross-Reference: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">Chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=74:53:01"><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0-000004">74:53:01</span></a><span class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9P0-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s98f3c5ec-f785-4dc2-b015-1710be1b71c9000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>