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51 SDR 56, effective November 19, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B-35"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0-000004">36-4B-35</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B-18.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0-000004">36-4B-18.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s373c492c-509e-4e7b-b2db-6720a5975f98000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>