Section 1-26-7.1 - Agency's statement of reasons for adoption or rejection of rule.

1-26-7.1. Agency's statement of reasons for adoption or rejection of rule. Upon adoption of a rule or upon the rejection of a petition filed pursuant to § 1-26-13, an agency, if requested to do so in writing by an interested person either prior to adoption or rejection or within thirty days thereafter, shall issue a written concise statement of the principal reasons for and against the rule's adoption, incorporating therein its reasons for overruling the considerations urged against the rule's adoption or rejection. A copy of the statement shall be served on the members of the Interim Rules Review Committee and the director of the Legislative Research Council.

Source: SL 1966, ch 159, § 3; SDCL, § 1-26-4 (2); SL 1972, ch 8, § 5; SL 1975, ch 16, § 17; SL 1983, ch 5, § 2; SL 1997, ch 12, § 1.