<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.sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0 { 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.sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652be000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:90:08:01"><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000000">44</span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000000">:</span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000000">90</span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000000">:</span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000000">08</span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000000">:</span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000000">01</span></a><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000001">.  Preventing unauthorized access -- Age verification.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">No dispensary may allow entry into areas containing cannabis without first identifying an individual as a cardholder or other person authorized pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:90:04:14"><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000002">44:90:04:14</span></a><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">. No dispensary may allow entry to an age-restricted cardholder. Acceptable methods of controlling access include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652be000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">    (1)  </span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">Verification at an external cashier window or ticket window, followed by unlocking an exterior door to admit the individual into the building;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">    (2)  </span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">Verification at a cashier window or ticket window located in an entryway with a locked interior door that prevents access to any area containing cannabis, followed by unlocking the interior door; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">    (3)  </span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">Verification by an agent outside a locked exterior or interior door, followed by unlocking the door.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652be000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">    </span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">Verification may not take place in any area in which a person may access cannabis without passing through a lockable door.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652be000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">    </span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0"> </span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">    </span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000002">34-20G-72</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">(5)(c), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-75"><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000002">34-20G-75</span></a><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">    </span><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-64"><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000002">34-20G-64</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000002">34-20G-72</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">(5), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-95"><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0-000002">34-20G-95</span></a><span class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652beP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sacb3bca9-be34-4414-9915-932dc91652be000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>