Each agency shall provide by rule for the filing and prompt disposition of a petition for declaratory ruling as to the applicability of any statutory provision or of any rule or order of the agency. No inmate as defined in § 1-15-20.1 may petition an agency for a declaratory ruling on the applicability of a statutory provision, rule, or order of the agency. A ruling disposing of a petition has the same status as an agency decision or order in a contested case. The agency shall file a copy of the ruling with code counsel for publication in the Administrative Rules of South Dakota.

Source: SL 1966, ch 159 , § 8; SL 1979, ch 8 , § 3; SL 1989, ch 16 , § 12; SL 1990, ch 20 , § 3; SL 1993, ch 19 , § 8; SL 1995, ch 8 , § 13; SL 1999, ch 6 , § 3; SL 2025, ch 9 , § 22.