<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.s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34P0 { 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.s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000003 { 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="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:05:01:03"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000000">70:05:01:03</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000001">.  Declaratory rulings.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">A</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0"> person may petition the board to issue a decision on the applicability of any statute, rule, or order pertaining to railroad matters under its jurisdiction</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0"> by filing a written request with the secretary of the department</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">. The board shall send a written decision to the petitioner within </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">forty-five</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0"> days after the </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">secretary</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0"> receives the request.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0"> 8 SDR 35, effective October 4, 1981; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1987</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">; 49 SDR 47, effective November 21, 2022</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26-25"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000003">1-</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000003">26</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000003">-25</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26-15"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0-000003">1-26-15</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s7888d5d2-568d-4885-88e2-5da92b7cec34000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>