<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.sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0 { 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.sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00000003 { 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="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:03:06:03"><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000000">12:03:06:03</span></a><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000001">.  Eligible recipients.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0"> A recipient of a </span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">natural resources</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0"> conservation award must </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">meet the requirements in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-7-29"><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000002">38-7-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">. </span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">The following persons</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0"> are not eligible to receive a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0"> natural resources conservation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0"> award</span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">    (1)  A recipient of a natural resources conservation award </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">within the same conservation district </span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">up to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0"> five years </span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">prior;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">    (2)  A c</span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">onservation district supervisor</span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">    (3)  </span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">Advisors to the board of supervisors</span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0"> </span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">    (4)  </span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">State Conservation Commission members.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">    </span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0"> 35 SDR 165, effective December 22, 2008</span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">; 51 SDR 55, effective November 18, 2024</span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">    </span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-7-30"><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000002">38-7-30</span></a><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">    </span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-7-29"><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000002">38-7-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-7-30"><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0-000002">38-7-30</span></a><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">(4)</span><span class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbd07ac1d-68e1-4a0a-bb83-1b168554ce00000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>