70:15:01:03.  Permit issuance. A permit-issuing authority may issue an annual permit authorizing the testing and operation of platooning for a fleet of vehicles operated by a single motor carrier. Permit issuance is at the discretion of the issuing authority, and an application for a permit does not assure permit approval. In exercising its discretion, the permit-issuing authority shall be guided by this chapter.

Source: 46 SDR 64, effective November 25, 2019.

General Authority: SDCL 32-26-50(1).

Law Implemented: SDCL 32-26-50(1).