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2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 41 - GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY
Chapter 08 - Hunting And Trapping Seasons And Methods
- § 41-8-1 Repealed.
- § 41-8-2 Hunting or possession of big game prohibited except as expressly provided--Violation.
- § 41-8-2.1 Repealed.
- § 41-8-3 Repealed.
- § 41-8-4 Repealed.
- § 41-8-5 Repealed.
- § 41-8-6 License required to hunt big game--Violation.
- § 41-8-7 Each violation of big game hunting restrictions as separate offense.
- § 41-8-8 Repealed.
- § 41-8-9 Repealed.
- § 41-8-9.1 Repealed.
- § 41-8-10 Minimum caliber of muzzle loading big game ammunition--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-11 Maximum number of cartridges in self-loading firearm used to hunt big game--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-12 Automatic weapon prohibited in hunting game--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-13 Buckshot prohibited in hunting big game--Minimum weight of slug--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-14 Repealed.
- § 41-8-15 Dogs prohibited in hunting big game--Exceptions--Violation.
- § 41-8-16 Use of salt to attract big game prohibited.
- § 41-8-17 Night-vision equipment and artificial light in hunting prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-17.1 Spotlighting prohibited--Times--Exceptions--Violation a misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-18 Big game hunting violation as misdemeanor--Additional penalty on conviction for hunting or taking big game during nighttime, closed season, or without license.
- § 41-8-18.1 Repealed.
- § 41-8-19 Trapping of fur-bearing animals prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-20 Open seasons on fur-bearing animals.
- § 41-8-21 Possession of raw furs after close of season--Furs checked with conservation officer--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-22 Repealed.
- § 41-8-23 Killing of mink, muskrats, and beavers causing damage.
- § 41-8-24 Prohibited methods of hunting mink, muskrats and beavers--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-24.1 Shooting of muskrats under certain conditions.
- § 41-8-25 Maximum number of traps--Disturbance of muskrat houses--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-26 Counties in which muskrat restrictions not applicable.
- § 41-8-27 Repealed.
- § 41-8-28 Trap robbing or injury as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-29 Cancellation of trapping license on conviction--New license prohibited for two years.
- § 41-8-30 Repealed.
- § 41-8-31 Hunting methods restricted--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-31.1 Use of crossbow for hunting big game during firearm season.
- § 41-8-32 Repealed.
- § 41-8-32.1 Mourning doves--Hunting within fifty yards of highway prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-33 Repealed.
- § 41-8-34 Repealed.
- § 41-8-35 Floating batteries, sink boxes, and similar devices prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-36 Use of motorboats in hunting prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-37 Hunting from motor vehicle prohibited--Exceptions--Promulgation of rules--Misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-37.1 Repealed.
- § 41-8-38 Repealed.
- § 41-8-39 Use of aircraft in hunting prohibited--Misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-39.1 Aerial hunting of coyotes and fox by occupier of land where loss of animals threatened--Hunting on neighbor's land--Consent or authorization--Contract.
- § 41-8-39.2 Contracts with aerial hunters of foxes and coyotes.
- § 41-8-40 Hunting on boundary waters in violation of laws of adjoining state as misdemeanor--Agreements for reciprocal recognition of licenses and enforcement.
- § 41-8-41 Wearing of fluorescent orange by certain hunters--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 41-8-42 Prairie dog shooting season open year-round.
- § 41-8-43 Limit of small game taken by hunting party--Exceptions.
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