<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.saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0 { 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.saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000003 { 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="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:90:03:15"><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">44</span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">:</span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">90</span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">:</span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">03</span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">:</span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">15</span></a><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000001">.  Department review of competitive applications -- Scoring criteria.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0"> </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">In a case in which more medical cannabis establishments apply than are allowed by a local government, the department shall numerically score competitive applications according to the following criteria:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    (1)  </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">The local government, in response to the department s inquiry, has endorsed the application as beneficial to the community (1 point);</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    (2)  </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">The local government has not informed the department that the location specified in the application is unsuitable for the proposed use due to zoning regulations or inaccessibility to the public (1 point);</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    (3)  </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">All principal officers and board members have certified that they have not, in the previous ten years, in any United States jurisdiction:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">            (a)  </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">Been convicted of a criminal offense involving fraud or false statements to a unit of government (1 point); or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">            (b)  </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">Served as a principal officer or board member of any business that has had a license or permit suspended or revoked for violations of laws or regulations relating to cannabis, alcohol, tobacco, or gaming (1 point);</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    (4)  </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">The applicant has submitted a floorplan with sufficient detail to enable the department to determine where all activities listed in the operating procedures will take place (1 point); and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    (5)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">The applicant has submitted a business plan outlining the details contained in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">(3)(d) (1 point).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0"> </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    </span><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-56"><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000003">34-20G-56</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>