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margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; 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="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:90:03:15"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">44</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">90</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">03</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000000">15</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000001">.  Department review of competitive applications -- Scoring criteria.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">In a case in which more medical cannabis establishments apply than are allowed by a local government, the department shall numerically score competitive applications according to the following criteria:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    (1)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">The local government, in response to the department s inquiry, has endorsed the application as beneficial to the community (1 point);</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    (2)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">The local government has not informed the department that the location specified in the application is unsuitable for the proposed use due to zoning regulations or inaccessibility to the public (1 point);</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    (3)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">All principal officers and board members have certified that they have not, in the previous ten years, in any United States jurisdiction:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">            (a)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">Been convicted of a criminal offense involving fraud or false statements to a unit of government (1 point); or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">            (b)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">Served as a principal officer or board member of any business that has had a license or permit suspended or revoked for violations of laws or regulations relating to cannabis, alcohol, tobacco, or gaming (1 point);</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    (4)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">The applicant has submitted a floorplan with sufficient detail to enable the department to determine where all activities listed in the operating procedures will take place (1 point); and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    (5)  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">The applicant has submitted a business plan outlining the details contained in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">(3)(d) (1 point).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-56"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000003">34-20G-56</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0-000003">34-20G-72</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bC0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="saa0ee78f-33ec-4321-b441-0ced7a1b0e4b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>