2006 South Dakota Code - 41-6-80 — Predator/varmint license required to hunt, take, or kill certain animals--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.

     41-6-80.   Predator/varmint license required to hunt, take, or kill certain animals--Exceptions-- Violation as misdemeanor. Except as provided in this section, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a resident to hunt, take, or kill jackrabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, chipmunks, coyotes, red fox, grey fox, skunk, raccoons, badgers, crow, porcupine, brown headed cow birds, English house sparrow, European starling, unbanded undomesticated pigeon (rock dove), or marmot, without a resident predator/varmint license or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. A resident predator/varmint license allows a resident to take or kill jackrabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, chipmunks, coyotes, red fox, grey fox, skunk, raccoons, badgers, brown headed cow birds, English house sparrow, European starling, unbanded undomesticated pigeon (rock dove), and within the lawful season, crow, porcupine, and marmot, except by means of aerial hunting or as prohibited by statute or rule. A resident of this state is not required to secure a predator/varmint license to hunt, take, or kill a predator/varmint on lands owned or operated by the resident.