<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.s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848P0 { 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.s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000003 { 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="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:12:22"><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000000">44:73:12:22</span></a><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000001">.  Floor surface finish.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0"> </span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">The facility shall ensure floors are</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0"> easily cleanable and shall have the wear resistance appropriate for the location involved. Floors in kitchens and related spaces </span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0"> be water-resistant. In all areas where floors are subject to wetting, </span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">the floor must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0"> have a nonslip finish. </span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">The facility shall provide a transition for any</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0"> walking surface that is not flush with an adjacent surface. Gaps in the walking surface may not exceed one</span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">-</span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">half inch wide in the direction of travel.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">    </span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 14, effective September 14, 1977; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:13:17"><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000003">44:04:13:17</span></a><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">    </span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">    </span><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d9ed5e5-7b72-47a0-9c3b-fccac808f848000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>