2022 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 20 - Personal Rights and Obligations
Chapter 09 - Liability For Torts
Section 20-9-47 - Definitions pertaining to fishing tournaments.

20-9-47. Definitions pertaining to fishing tournaments.

Terms used in §§20-9-47 to 20-9-51, inclusive, mean:

(1)"Fishing," the riding, driving, or being a passenger in a boat or watercraft used in a fishing tournament, or any person assisting a participant or show management. The term does not include being a spectator at a fishing tournament;

(2)"Fishing tournament," an organized competition among fishermen, usually as a series of competition events centered around or on a specific body of water, with specific rules applying to each event;

(3)"Fishing tournament sponsor," any individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation, whether or not the sponsor is operating for profit or nonprofit, that supports, organizes, or provides the facilities for a fishing tournament;

(4)"Fishing professional," any person engaged for compensation in instructing a participant or renting to a participant a boat, watercraft or other equipment for the purpose of fishing in a fishing tournament;

(5)"Inherent risks of fishing," those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of fishing, including:

(a)The unpredictability of the weather and environment in the area the fishing occurs;

(b)Certain hazards such as surface and subsurface conditions of the body of water at or on which the fishing occurs;

(c)Collisions with other boats, watercrafts, vehicles, ice shacks, or objects;

(d)If engaged in a fishing tournament, the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, such as failing to maintain control over the boat or watercraft or not acting within the participant's ability;

(6)"Participant," any person, whether amateur or professional, who engages in a fishing tournament, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in a fishing tournament.

Source: SL 2016, ch 115, §1.