2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 41 - GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY
Chapter 08 - Hunting And Trapping Seasons And Methods
§ 41-8-24 Prohibited methods of hunting mink, muskrats and beavers--Violation as misdemeanor.
41-8-24. Prohibited methods of hunting mink, muskrats and beavers--Violation as misdemeanor. No person may hunt any mink or muskrat with the aid of any dog, or dig, disturb, or molest any mink den or beaver house for the purpose of capturing any of these animals. No person may use poison, gas, or smokers of any kind to kill, take, or capture mink, muskrats, or beavers. No person may shoot or spear muskrats at any time except under permit as provided in § 41-8-23 or except as provided in § 41-8-24.1. Any violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0801; SL 1941, ch 121; SL 1947, ch 113; SL 1951, ch 125; SL 1955, ch 86; SL 1959, ch 122; SL 1959, ch 123; SL 1961, ch 122; SL 1977, ch 190, § 565; SL 2009, ch 206, § 54; SL 2012, ch 203, § 2.
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