<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.sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037P0 { 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.sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037000003 { 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="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:02:04:02"><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000000">70:02:04:02</span></a><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000001">.  Airport must receive approval to be used or operated -- Application procedure -- Inspection.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0"> Upon receipt of a completed application for a public airport, the commission shall cause the airport to be inspected. After a review of the application and the completion of any required inspection, if the proposed airport is found to meet the minimum requirements as set forth in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:02:04"><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000002">70:02:04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0"> and the location of the proposed airport is deemed not to be dangerous for aircraft operations or will not hinder the health, welfare, and safety of the public, the commission </span><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0"> approve </span><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">the certificate of approval for</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0"> the airport.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">    </span><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1987; 29 SDR 160, effective June 2, 2003; 39 SDR 37, effective September 12, 2012</span><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">; 52 SDR 10, effective August 4, 2025</span><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">    </span><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-5-1.2"><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000002">50-5-1.2</span></a><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">    </span><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-5-1"><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000002">50-5-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-5-3"><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000002">50-5-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=50-5-8"><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0-000002">50-5-8</span></a><span class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbf64e78e-80cc-47a1-bc70-00292fb96037000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>