20:36:05:07.  Hearings shall be public. The hearings shall be public and any of the board present shall have authority to preserve order and decorum under the contempt process. A majority of the board shall be present at all hearings. If the president and secretary-treasurer are present the president shall preside and the secretary-treasurer shall act in his usual capacity. If either is absent the board members present shall act in such manner as they shall specify at the opening of the hearing.

          Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-13-6.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 36-13-6, 36-13-10.