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49 SDR 9, effective August 8, 2022.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0">(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-5"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0-000003">34-20G-5</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-29"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0-000003">34-20G-29</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s63fc7e72-486a-4215-bee9-aecf6f455031000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>