<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.s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont-000000 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { color: #0000FF; 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="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont-000000">20:10:13:30.  Purchasing utility to issue adoption notice.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont"> The purchasing utility shall file an adoption notice adopting, ratifying, and making its own all rates, rules, classifications and regulations of the former operating utility on file with the commission, effective at the time of the change of ownership or control. Adoption notices may be filed and made effective without previous notice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont"> 2 SDR 12, effective </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont">August 19, 1975; transferred from § </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont">20:10:13:31, 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective </span><span class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont">July 1, 1986.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont-000000">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-34A-4"><span class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-34A-4</span></a><span class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-34A-10"><span class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-34A-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-34A-12"><span class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-34A-12</span></a><span class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8d65f17a-41da-4e79-9616-79288da45363000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>