Section 42-7B-7 - Promulgation of rules--Scope--Enforcement of chapter. - South Dakota Statutes

42-7B-7. Promulgation of rules--Scope--Enforcement of chapter. The commission may promulgate rules for the orderly transaction and conduct of its business and the substantive rules that it may determine proper concerning the issuance, revocation and suspension of gaming licensees, the division of machines or card games that may be placed in any building or retail business, the conduct and operation of limited card games and slot machines, and any other things necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The commission may also promulgate rules necessary to administer complaints which may be received from the public and conduct such other investigations and inspections into the conduct of the games and the licensees and the maintenance of the equipment as the commission may deem necessary and proper. Rules of the commission shall be promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26. License issuance, suspension, and revocation are contested cases within the meaning of chapter 1-26. The commission's rules may provide procedures for summary suspension of any license issued under this chapter and shall provide for subsequent contested case hearings before suspensions become final or a license is revoked. The commission may apply for injunctive or declaratory relief to enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules promulgated thereunder. Action by the commission may not limit the authority of the state's attorney or attorney general from enforcing criminal actions.

Source: SL 1989, ch 374, § 6.