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50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0">    </span><span class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0">    </span><span class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176dP0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfacfb9a1-221c-4ea4-903a-d7e7457a176d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>