2022 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry
Chapter 06 - Game And Fish Licenses And Permits
Section 41-6-17 - Nonresident licenses and permits for hunting of small game and migratory birds--Privileges--Violation as misdemeanor.

41-6-17. Nonresident licenses and permits for hunting of small game and migratory birds--Privileges--Violation as misdemeanor.

It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a nonresident to hunt, take, or kill small game, other than migratory waterfowl, without a nonresident small game license or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a nonresident to hunt, take, or kill dove and snipe without a nonresident small game license and a migratory bird certification permit, or in violation of the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a nonresident to hunt, take, or kill sandhill crane without a nonresident small game license or nonresident waterfowl license and a migratory bird certification permit, or in violation of the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.

A nonresident small game license, except as otherwise provided in this title and except for the taking of migratory waterfowl, entitles the licensee to all of the privileges of a resident small game hunting license for two periods of five consecutive days.

Source: SDC 1939, §25.0302 (3); SL 1941, ch. 105; SL 1943, ch 91, §2; SL 1945, ch 94; SL 1947, ch 104; SL 1947, ch 105; SL 1949, ch 90, §2; SL 1951, ch 117, §1; SL 1959, ch 110; SDC Supp 1960, §25.0302 (2); SL 1961, ch 116, §2; SL 1975, ch 263, §4; SL 1977, ch 327, §4; SL 1979, ch 278, §9; SL 1982, ch 288, §3; SL 1984, ch 29, §5P; SL 1987, ch 302; SL 1989, ch 30, §70; SL 1990, ch 332, §6; SL 1991, ch 337, §10; SL 1998, ch 252, §14; SL 2000, ch 203, §3; SL 2002, ch 194, §1.

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