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50 SDR 66, effective December 3, 2023</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10-52"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0-000003">36-10-52</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-10-52"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0-000003">36-10-52</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693eP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7ef1edcb-4f1c-4894-82db-53a40a5e693e000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>