<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0P0 { 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.sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; 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36 SDR 207, effective July 1, 2010; 40 SDR 197, effective May 27, 2014; 45 SDR 142, effective July 1, 2019</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0">; 47 SDR 138, effective July 1, 2021</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-12C-1647"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">3-12</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">C</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">-</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">1647</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-12C-1643"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">3-12</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">C</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">-1</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">643</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-12C-1644"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">3-12</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">C</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">-1</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0-000002">644</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sbc111e03-d4cd-4519-b5d6-7064df5405c0000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>