<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.s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dP0 { 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.s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0">    (4)  </span><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0">A child may not be permitted to play in an area where there is a body of water, unless the caretaker can see and hear the child and is close enough to intervene at all times</span><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33d000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0">    </span><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0"> </span><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0">51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0">    </span><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0-000004">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0">    </span><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0-000004">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s65544f44-f138-4307-875b-447669e9f33d000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>