<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.s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fP0 { 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.s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8f000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000003 { 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="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:90:05:05"><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000000">44</span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000000">:</span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000000">90</span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000000">:</span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000000">05</span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000000">:</span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000000">05</span></a><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000001">.  Hours of operation -- Exigent circumstances.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0"> </span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">Agents of a cultivation facility may not, outside of the hours of operation stated in the facility s approved operating procedures, plant, feed, water, treat, move, harvest, dry, cure, package, or destroy cannabis, except:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">    (1)  </span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">Under exigent circumstances in which prompt action is necessary to protect inventory from destruction; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">    (2)  </span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">With notice to the department within one business day regarding the character of the exigent circumstances, the activities conducted, and the date and time of the activities.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">    </span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0"> </span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">    </span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">(5)(e).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">    </span><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-64"><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000003">34-20G-64</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fC0">(5).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f8c9616-648e-4112-a046-c98960f49e8f000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>