A. No rule is valid or enforceable if it conflicts with statute. A conflict between a rule and a statute is resolved in favor of the statute.
B. A word or phrase that is defined in an applicable statute should not be defined in rule. A conflict between a definition that appears in a rule and in an applicable statute is resolved in favor of the statute.
History: Laws 2017, ch. 137, § 9.
Effective dates. — Laws 2017, ch. 137, § 11 made Laws 2017, ch. 137, § 9 effective July 1, 2017.