South Dakota § 37-5B-40 Cooperation with other agencies.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 37-5B-40 — Cooperation with other agencies.

South Dakota·Title 37 TRADE REGULATION·Ch. 37-5B FRANCHISE INVESTMENT

To encourage uniformity in franchise matters among the federal government, self-regulatory organizations, states and foreign governments, the director may cooperate with federal, state or foreign agencies or administrators and law enforcement agencies, including:

(1)Conducting joint examinations and investigations;

(2)Holding joint administrative hearings;

(3)Filing and prosecuting joint civil or administrative proceedings;

(4)Sharing and exchanging information and documents;

(5)Sharing and exchanging personnel;

(6)Formulating statutes, rules, regulations, statements of policy, guidelines, proposed statutory changes and interpretive opinions and releases; and (7) Issuing and enforcing subpoenas at the request of the Federal Trade Commission or an agency administe

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To encourage uniformity in franchise matters among the federal government, self-regulatory organizations, states and foreign governments, the director may cooperate with federal, state or foreign agencies or administrators and law enforcement agencies, including: (1) Conducting joint examinations and investigations; (2) Holding joint administrative hearings; (3) Filing and prosecuting joint civil or administrative proceedings; (4) Sharing and exchanging information and documents; (5) Sharing and exchanging personnel; (6) Formulating statutes, rules, regulations, statements of policy, guidelines, proposed statutory changes and interpretive opinions and releases; and (7) Issuing and enforcing subpoenas at the request of the Federal Trade Commission or an agency administering franchise statutes in another jurisdiction if the information sought would also be subject to lawful subpoena for conduct occurring in this state.

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