NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULES (The date in parentheses is the date the rules were filed in the Legislative Research Council):

Department of Commerce and Regulation: (January 26, 1999) is proposing rules that would correct a spelling error in the definitions, update references to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, revise continuing education deferral, implement approval of specific educational courses, require 28 hours of continuing education documentation to be reported every odd numbered year including at least eight hours of approved instruction of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the department, is SDCL 36-21B-3.

A public hearing will be held in the First Floor Conference Room, Commerce Building, 118 West Capitol, Pierre, SD, on Friday, February 26, 1999, at 1:30 p.m. Copies of the rules may be obtained from and written comments sent to the Department of Commerce, Appraiser Certification Program, 118 West Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501, and must be received by February 25, 1999, in order to be considered. This hearing is being held in a physically accessible place. Persons who have special needs for which the agency can make arrangements are asked to call (605) 773-4608 at least forty-eight hours before the hearing.

Department of Game, Fish and Parks: (January 27, 1999) is considering rules that would repeal waterfowl and game bird refuges in Brown, McPherson, Day, Clark, and Kingsbury Counties; amend rules that would permit use of amphibious and all terrain vehicles to access waterfowl hunting areas; and exempt department employees from certain zoning prohibitions on public waters while performing their duties. The general authority for these rules, as cited by the department, is SDCL 42-8-1.1 and 41-2-18.

Richard C. Frederick, Mitchell, was appointed on January 6, 1999, to the Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, to replace Sylvia Henkin, effective immediately, and to continue until July 1, 2000.

Ronald F. Williamson, Sioux Falls, was appointed on January 26, 1999, to the State Fair Commission, to replace Benjamin J. Stoick, effective immediately, and to continue until January 1, 2003.

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Hearing: January 5, 1999

Filed: January 28, 1999

Effective: February 17, 1999

Note: A copy of the rules may be obtained directly from the above agencies. Write to the agency at the address given under "Notices of Proposed Rules." There is no charge for proposed rules. The following agencies have permission from the Interim Rules Review Committee to charge for adopted rules: the Division of Insurance, the Cosmetology Commission, the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, the State Plumbing Commission, the Board of Nursing, the Department of Social Services, the State Electrical Commission, the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy, the Real Estate Commission, the Gaming Commission, the Department of Commerce and Regulation for commercial driver licensing, the Department of Labor for Article 47:03, and the Department of Revenue.