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2022 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry
Chapter 08 - Hunting And Trapping Seasons And Methods
Section 41-8-31.1 - Use of crossbow for hunting big game during firearm season.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 41-8-31.1 (2022)
41-8-31.1. Use of crossbow for hunting big game during firearm season.
The provisions of §41-8-31 notwithstanding, any person who holds a big game license to take a big game animal during the firearm season may take the animal by using a crossbow in lieu of a firearm. As used in this section, the term, crossbow, means a device for propelling a bolt by means of traverse limbs mounted on a stock and a string. The crossbow may be drawn, held, and released by a mechanical device and shall have at least one hundred twenty-five pounds pull and have a working mechanical safety.
Source: SL 2014, ch 202, §1.
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