There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2011 South Dakota Code
Title 1 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
Chapter 22. Arts
§1-22-7 Poet laureate of state--Qualifications and appointment.
SD Codified L § 1-22-7 (through 2011) What's This?
1-22-7. Poet laureate of state--Qualifications and appointment. There is created the office of poet laureate of South Dakota. The Governor shall appoint the poet laureate to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. No person is eligible for the appointment unless the person is a resident of this state. No person may be appointed unless such person has been recommended to the Governor by the South Dakota State Poetry Society and has written and published poems of recognized merit prior to the appointment.
Source: SL 1959, ch 307; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.0115; SL 2009, ch 1, § 115.
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