2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 41 - GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY
Chapter 09 - Fishing, Hunting And Trapping On Private Land And Public Rights-Of-Way
§ 41-9-1.2 Big game hunting on highways and public rights-of-way prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
41-9-1.2. Big game hunting on highways and public rights-of-way prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor. No person may hunt big game on interstate highways or controlled access facilities as defined in § 31-8-1 within this state.
No person may discharge a firearm, muzzleloader, crossbow, or bow and arrow at any big game animal, except turkey to be taken with a shotgun using shot shells or with a bow and arrow, from within the right-of-way of an improved public highway. However, any person who possesses a disabled hunter permit issued by the department to shoot from a vehicle as provided in § 41-8-37 may hunt on public rights-of-way adjoining publicly-owned hunting areas and on rights-of-way adjoining private lands with the written permission of the owner or lessee.
Retrieval of lawfully taken big game is permitted on all public rights-of-way.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1981, ch 299, § 2; SL 1989, ch 356; SL 1990, ch 335; SL 1991, ch 337, § 63; SL 1996, ch 252, § 4; SL 2008, ch 219, § 1.
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