<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.s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439P0 { 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.s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000003 { 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="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=12:03:06:04"><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000000">12:03:06:04</span></a><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000001">.  Nominations.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0"> Any current resident or any group within South Dakota may nominate an eligible agricultural producer for a </span><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">natural resources</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0"> conservation award. Nominations must be submitted to the conservation district where the outstanding practices are located. Nominations must be received by the conservation district by no later than January </span><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">first</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0"> of each year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">    </span><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0"> 35 SDR 165, effective December 22, 2008</span><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">; 51 SDR 55, effective November 18, 2024</span><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">    </span><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-7-30"><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000003">38-7-30</span></a><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">    </span><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-7-29"><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000003">38-7-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=38-7-30"><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0-000003">38-7-30</span></a><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">(2)</span><span class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s779de139-e37c-48f1-abe3-f5a9d25cd439000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>