1.    A copy of each rule adopted by an administrative agency or the commission, a copy of each written comment and a written summary of each oral comment on the rule, and the attorney general’s opinion on the rule, if any, must be filed by the adopting agency or commission with the legislative council for publication of the rule in the North Dakota Administrative Code.

2.     a.    Nonemergency rules approved by the attorney general as to legality, adopted by an administrative agency or the commission, filed with the legislative council, and not voided or held for consideration by the administrative rules committee become effective according to the following schedule:

(1) Rules filed with the legislative council from August second through November first become effective on the immediately succeeding January first.

(2) Rules filed with the legislative council from November second through February first become effective on the immediately succeeding April first.

(3) Rules filed with the legislative council from February second through May first become effective on the immediately succeeding July first.

(4) Rules filed with the legislative council from May second through August first become effective on the immediately succeeding October first.

b.    If publication is delayed for any reason other than action of the administrative rules committee, nonemergency rules, unless otherwise provided, become effective when publication would have occurred but for the delay.

c.    A rule held for consideration by the administrative rules committee becomes effective on the first effective date of rules under the schedule in subdivision a following the meeting at which that rule is reconsidered by the committee.