20:18:04:01Petition for declaratory ruling.

A person may petition the commission for declaratory ruling to determine the general application of any statutory provision, rule, or order of the commission or executive secretary. A person may not petition for a declaratory ruling in a contested case in lieu of a petition for hearing under §§ 20:18:11:01 and 20:18:11:02. The petition must be filed with the executive secretary and be in substantially the following form: State of South Dakota South Dakota Commission on Gaming Pursuant to the provisions of SDCL 1-26-15, I, (name of petitioner), of (address of petitioner), am (title or capacity of petitioner), and petition the South Dakota Commission on Gaming for its declaratory ruling in regard to the following: (1) The state statute, South Dakota Commission on Gaming rule or order, or order of the secretary of the South Dakota Commission on Gaming in question is: (here identify and quote the pertinent statute, rule, or order); (2) The facts and circumstances which give rise to the issue to be answered by the commission's declaratory ruling are: (3) The precise issue to be answered by the commission's declaratory ruling is: Dated at (city and state), this ____ day of _______________, 19____. __________________________________ (Signature of Petitioner)

Source: 16 SDR 57, effective October 1, 1989; 19 SDR 21, effective August 20, 1992.