The department shall notify a research license applicant when the application has been approved or denied. Upon notification of approval, the applicant shall remit to the department a license fee in the amount of one hundred dollars. Upon approval and receipt of the research license fee, the department shall assign the licensee a research license number, and the research license will be issued to the licensee.

The research license number may not be duplicated or reassigned to any other licensee by the department. A licensee will retain the same research number for all subsequent licenses. Licenses are non-transferable.

Source: 49 SDR 47, effective November 22, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 38-35-11 (1)(5).

Law Implemented: SDCL 38-35-7 .