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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-8 - Carriage of small game on common carrier--Information required for shipment--Permit--Violation as misdemeanor.

41-14-8. Carriage of small game on common carrier--Information required for shipment--Permit--Violation as misdemeanor.
Any person licensed under the provisions of chapter 41-6 may carry as personal baggage any small game or fish lawfully taken or possessed . No person may knowingly ship or receive for shipment by common carrier any small game or fish unless the container containing the small game or fish has affixed to the outside of the container a clearly visible statement containing the following information:
(1)The name, address, and license number of the person shipping the small game or fish;
(2)The number and species of all small game and fish in the container;
(3)The date of shipment; and
(4)The name and address of the person to whom the small game or fish has been shipped.
A person other than the licensee may transport small game or fish with a transportation and shipping permit. A permit may be obtained from a conservation officer or a designee without a charge. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0502; SL 1981, ch 295, §1; SL 1991, ch 337, §82; SL 2000, ch 209, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-10 - Carriage of game bird by employee of common carrier as misdemeanor.

41-14-10. Carriage of game bird by employee of common carrier as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for an employee of any common carrier to carry any game bird or part of any game bird on a common carrier either as baggage or otherwise while engaged in the course of his or her employment.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0503; SL 1977, ch 190, §594; SL 2009, ch 206, §72.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-11 - Possession of more than one big game animal as prima facie evidence of violation--Taxidermist excepted.

41-14-11. Possession of more than one big game animal as prima facie evidence of violation--Taxidermist excepted.
The possession of the carcasses, skins, heads, or antlers of more than one big game animal shall be considered prima facie evidence of the violation of the provisions of §41-8-6, except when in the possession of a duly licensed taxidermist for stuffing and mounting.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0705; SL 1967, ch 89, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-12 - Sale, purchase, or barter of meat, organs, or paws of big game animal as misdemeanor.

41-14-12. Sale, purchase, or barter of meat, organs, or paws of big game animal as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to purchase, barter, or sell the meat, internal organs, or paws of any big game animal. However, any paws attached to the skin of a big game animal are not subject to the provisions of this section.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0704; SL 1955, ch 85; SL 1961, ch 121, §1; SL 1977, ch 190, §595; SL 1980, ch 285, §4; SL 2007, ch 236, §2; SL 2019, ch 191, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-14 - Tag required for big game transport--Violation as misdemeanor.

41-14-14. Tag required for big game transport--Violation as misdemeanor.
No big game animal taken in this state may be transported unless legally tagged, as required by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. The big game must be legally tagged at the time the big game animal is brought out to a road or into any hunting camp, dwelling, farmyard, or other place of abode of any kind, or before it is placed upon or in a vehicle of any kind. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0701 as added by SL 1949, ch 98; SL 1953, ch 111; SL 1959, ch 121; SL 1967, ch 89, §1; SL 1968, ch 102, §1; SL 1977, ch 190, §596; SL 1978, ch 158, §70; SL 2009, ch 206, §73; SL 2021, ch 187, § 1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-15 - Licensee authorized to transport big game.

41-14-15. Licensee authorized to transport big game.
Any person to whom there has been issued a license to hunt big game may carry, ship, or transport any big game animal or part of any big game animal lawfully possessed by the person upon the conditions set forth in §§41-14-16 and 41-14-17.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0707; SL 1941, ch 120; SL 1961, ch 121, §2; SL 2009, ch 206, §74.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-16 - Tag required for big game transport--Common carrier.

41-14-16. Tag required for big game transport--Common carrier.
If any big game is transported by a common carrier, to a point within or outside of this state, the animal must be legally tagged, as required by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. No person may have in possession or as common carrier any big game animal without being legally tagged. No big game animal may be offered for shipment, shipped, or received for shipment by transportation companies unless legally tagged. The provisions of this section do not apply to any nondomestic animal regulated pursuant to §40-3-26, as long as the animals are accompanied by a bill of sale or other proof of ownership.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0707 (2); SL 1941, ch 120; SDC Supp 1960, §25.0707 (1); SL 1961, ch 121, §2; SL 1967, ch 89, §6; SL 1968, ch 102, §2; SL 1983, ch 288, §3; SL 1993, ch 311, §7; SL 2021, ch 187, § 2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-17 - Transportation permit required for transportation of big game by common carrier--Disposition of copies of permit.

41-14-17. Transportation permit required for transportation of big game by common carrier--Disposition of copies of permit.
If a part of any big game animal is transported by a common carrier to a location within or outside of this state, the licensee shall procure the permit provided by §41-6-22. One of the triplicates of the permit shall be mailed to the secretary of game, fish and parks by the person issuing the permit, one delivered to the licensee, and the other retained by the person issuing the permit. The permit delivered to the licensee shall be attached to the part of the big game animal to be transported, and if the permit is attached as provided in this section, a common carrier may receive the part of big game animal for shipment.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0707 (3); SL 1941, ch 120; SDC Supp 1960, §25.0707 (2); SL 1961, ch 121, §2; SL 2009, ch 206, §75.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-18 - Sale, shipment, or possession of raw skins of fur-bearing animals as misdemeanor except as provided.

41-14-18. Sale, shipment, or possession of raw skins of fur-bearing animals as misdemeanor except as provided.
Except as otherwise specifically provided it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to buy, sell, ship, or have in possession out of season the raw skins of any protected fur-bearing animals, whether caught, taken, or killed without or within this state.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0808; SL 1977, ch 190, §597.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-19 - Possession of raw skin as prima facie evidence of state ownership.

41-14-19. Possession of raw skin as prima facie evidence of state ownership.
The possession or control by any person of the raw skin of any protected fur-bearing animal, or any part of any protected fur-bearing animal, is prima facie evidence that the animal was the property of this state at the time it was caught, taken, or killed and that the animal was caught, taken, or killed in this state.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0808; SL 2009, ch 206, §76.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-20 - Possession of raw skin during closed season as prima facie evidence of taking during closed season--Burden of proof as to lawful taking.

41-14-20. Possession of raw skin during closed season as prima facie evidence of taking during closed season--Burden of proof as to lawful taking.
The possession or control by any person of the raw skin of any protected fur-bearing animal, or any part of any protected fur-bearing animal, at any time when the killing, taking, or possession of such an animal is unlawful is prima facie evidence that the taking and killing occurred during the closed season, unless the person in possession of the animal shows that the animal was lawfully caught, taken, or killed and that the person is lawfully in possession of the raw skin.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0808; SL 2009, ch 206, §77.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-21 - Transportation of fur-bearing animal by common carrier prohibited except as provided--Violation as misdemeanor.

41-14-21. Transportation of fur-bearing animal by common carrier prohibited except as provided--Violation as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person or corporation acting as a common carrier to ship, carry, take, or transport either within or beyond the confines of the state any protected fur-bearing animal except as permitted by this title or any fur-bearing animal regulated by the Animal Industry Board under Title 40.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0808; SL 1991, ch 337, §83; SL 2007, ch 245, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-22 - Storage and shipment of raw furs permitted during closed season to licensed dealers.

41-14-22. Storage and shipment of raw furs permitted during closed season to licensed dealers.
Any licensed fur dealer may hold and store raw furs during closed season, and the agent of any common carrier may accept such furs for shipment at any time upon evidence that the consignor is duly licensed under the provisions of this title.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0805; SL 2009, ch 206, §78.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-23 - Records required of fur dealers--Open to inspection--Violation as misdemeanor.

41-14-23. Records required of fur dealers--Open to inspection--Violation as misdemeanor.
Each fur dealer licensee, licensed pursuant to the provisions of §41-6-25, shall keep a permanent record of each purchase made. The purchase record shall show the kind of each skin purchased, the date and place of each purchase, the full name and address of the vendor, and the price paid. The record shall also contain copies of all invoices of sales made by the licensee. Each invoice shall disclose the kind of each skin sold, date and place of sale, the name and address of the purchaser, and the place and mode of shipment and delivery. The record is subject to inspection at all times by the secretary of game, fish and parks or any conservation officer or law enforcement officer. A violation of the provisions of this section by a licensee is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0804; SL 1991, ch 337, §84; SL 2015, ch 213, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-25 - Sale or knowing purchase of fish as misdemeanor except as provided.

41-14-25. Sale or knowing purchase of fish as misdemeanor except as provided.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor to barter, sell, or offer for sale at any time or knowingly to purchase any fish taken or killed in any of the waters of this state except as provided in §§41-6-39 to 41-6-45, inclusive, §§41-13-9 to 41-13-11, inclusive, and §41-14-29, and except for any lawfully-taken fish that has been mounted.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0603 as enacted by SL 1961, ch 120, §2; SL 1977, ch 190, §598; SL 1988, ch 339; SL 2009, ch 211, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-29 - Sale and transportation of rough fish permitted.

41-14-29. Sale and transportation of rough fish permitted.
Rough fish legally taken, acquired, and possessed may be sold or transported or both, within or without the state unless otherwise provide by law.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0603 as enacted by SL 1961, ch 120, §2; SL 2009, ch 206, §79.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-32 - Unlawful taking, possession, sale, or transportation of birds, animals, or fish as misdemeanor.

41-14-32. Unlawful taking, possession, sale, or transportation of birds, animals, or fish as misdemeanor.
No person may take, catch, kill, or possess; possess with intent to sell; sell, offer, or expose for sale; ship by common carrier, convey, or cause to be conveyed; or possess with intent to ship or convey to any point, either within or without this state, any bird, animal, or fish, or any part of any bird, animal, or fish, in violation of any state law or administrative rule. No common carrier or agent of a common carrier may aid or abet any person in shipping any such bird, animal, or fish, nor possess any such bird, animal, or fish with intent to ship or convey to any point either within or without this state contrary to law.
A violation of this section pertaining to any bird, animal, or fish other than a big game animal is a Class 2 misdemeanor for each bird, animal, or fish, or any part of any such bird, animal, or fish taken, caught, killed, sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale, possessed, possessed with intent to sell, shipped by common carrier, or transported to any point within or without this state in violation of law. A violation of this section pertaining to any big game animal is a Class 1 misdemeanor for each big game animal, or any part of any such big game animal, taken, caught, killed, sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale, possessed, possessed with intent to sell, shipped by common carrier, or transported to any point within or without this state in violation of law.
The total imprisonment for violations of this section which occur at the same time may not exceed one year.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.9901; SL 1977, ch 190, §602; SL 1986, ch 357; SL 1991, ch 337, §85; SL 2009, ch 206, §80.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-33 - Transportation of lawfully taken big game animal prohibited unless tagged--Violation as misdemeanor.

41-14-33. Transportation of lawfully taken big game animal prohibited unless tagged--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may transport within the jurisdiction of this state any big game animal lawfully taken outside of South Dakota or upon tribal or trust land of an Indian reservation unless the big game animal is properly and securely tagged with a tag supplied by the governmental entity issuing the license. A person transporting a big game animal without such tag is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. If the governmental entity issuing the license does not issue a tag, other proof that the animal has been lawfully taken is necessary.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 292.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish › Section 41-14-35 - Taking baitfish without license as misdemeanor--Exception.

41-14-35. Taking baitfish without license as misdemeanor--Exception.
Except for lawful sport fishermen who may trap, seine, and possess up to twelve dozen baitfish for personal use, no person may seine or take baitfish from the waters of this state unless the person is licensed by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1985, ch 324, §9; SL 2009, ch 206, §82.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-1 - Department to enforce game and fish laws.

41-15-1. Department to enforce game and fish laws.
The Department of Game, Fish and Parks shall enforce the laws of this state involving the protection and propagation of all game animals, game birds, fish, and harmless birds and animals.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0107.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-2 - Jurisdiction of courts and officers over boundary waters--Concurrent jurisdiction of adjoining states.

41-15-2. Jurisdiction of courts and officers over boundary waters--Concurrent jurisdiction of adjoining states.
For the purpose of enforcing any of the laws under this title and the rules promulgated pursuant to this title, the courts of this state, and the conservation officers of this state, have jurisdiction over the entire boundary waters of the state, to the furthermost shore line. Concurrent jurisdiction of the courts and administrative officers of the adjoining states of Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Iowa, and Nebraska over all boundary waters between such states and this state, and the whole of such boundary waters, is hereby recognized.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0424; SL 1965, ch 112; SL 2009, ch 206, §83.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-3 - Law enforcement officers to enforce game and fish laws.

41-15-3. Law enforcement officers to enforce game and fish laws.
The state's attorney, sheriff, constables, and other peace officers shall enforce the game and fish laws of the state.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0119; SL 2009, ch 206, §84.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-6 - Inspection and counting of birds, animals, and fish to be permitted by person in possession--Stopping of motor vehicle or other conveyance for inspection.

41-15-6. Inspection and counting of birds, animals, and fish to be permitted by person in possession--Stopping of motor vehicle or other conveyance for inspection.
Any person who possesses any game bird, animal, or fish shall, upon the request of any person authorized to enforce the game and fish laws of the state, permit the inspection and count of the birds, animals, or fish. Any motor vehicle, pickup camper, camper, or any conveyance attached thereto, may be stopped for such an inspection and count by any uniformed law enforcement officer.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0418; SL 1967, ch 85, §6; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 2009, ch 206, §85.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-7 - Refusal to permit or interference with inspection as misdemeanor.

41-15-7. Refusal to permit or interference with inspection as misdemeanor.
Any person who refuses to permit the inspection and count of any game birds, animals, or fish in the person's possession or who interferes with or obstructs any officer attempting to make such an inspection or count is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.9903; SL 1977, ch 190, §603; SL 2009, ch 206, §86.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-10 - Conservation officers authorized to execute process--Arrest without warrant--Assistance by peace officers--"Conservation officer" defined.

41-15-10. Conservation officers authorized to execute process--Arrest without warrant--Assistance by peace officers--"Conservation officer" defined.
While performing their lawful duties assigned to them by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, conservation officers and their supervisors have full power and authority to serve and execute all warrants and process of law issued by a court in enforcing the provisions of any law of the state in the same manner as any constable or sheriff may serve and execute the same. While performing their lawful duties assigned to them by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, conservation officers and their supervisors have full power and authority to arrest, without a warrant, any person detected in the act of violating any laws of this state which they are authorized to enforce. For the purpose of enforcing the game, fish, parks, and boating laws, conservation officers and their supervisors may call to their aid any law enforcement officer or other persons, and all state's attorneys, law enforcement officers, and other persons shall, if called upon, enforce and aid in enforcing such laws. For purposes of this section the term, conservation officer, means any game, fish and parks employee whose duty is the enforcement of the game, fish, parks, and boating laws of this state.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0114; SL 1963, ch 134; SL 1973, ch 270; SL 2001, ch 235, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-10.1 - Law enforcement powers of conservation officers certified or appointed by law enforcement officers standards commission.

41-15-10.1. Law enforcement powers of conservation officers certified or appointed by law enforcement officers standards commission.
Any conservation officer, who is certified pursuant to §§23-3-39 to 23-3-45, inclusive, or has been appointed on a temporary or probationary basis as permitted by §23-3-41, shall enforce every state statute:
(1)Which is a crime under Title 22;
(2)Which pertains to game, fish, parks, forestry, or boating;
(3)Which pertains to driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, or eluding an officer;
(4)Which is a crime under §§35-1-9.1 and 35-9-2 and occurs on property owned, managed, or leased by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks;
(5)Which is a crime under §32-5-84.2;
(6)Which is a crime under §32-20-6.6;
(7)Which is a crime under chapter 32-20A; and
(8)Which is a crime under chapter 34A-7.
While performing any duty pursuant to this section, a conservation officer is a law enforcement officer with the same authority as any other law enforcement officer.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 264; SL 1982, ch 293; SL 1990, ch 336; SL 1995, ch 238; SL 1996, ch 193, §2; SL 2001, ch 236, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-11 - Summons issued to person arrested for misdemeanor--Release from custody on promise to appear--Bond required of nonresident.

41-15-11. Summons issued to person arrested for misdemeanor--Release from custody on promise to appear--Bond required of nonresident.
If any resident is arrested for a violation of any provision of this title, punishable as a misdemeanor, the arresting officer shall take the name and address of the person and information relative to the violation and issue the person a summons in writing to appear in court. The officer shall release the person from custody upon receiving from the person a written promise to appear at the time and place designated by the officer. A nonresident arrested for a violation of any provision of this title may be required to post bond in the amount set forth on the fine and bond schedule provided by the presiding circuit court judge, or in an amount set by a magistrate or judge for that offense, before being released from custody. Any person who intentionally violates the written promise to appear, given in accordance with the provisions of this section, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0114 as added by SL 1963, ch 134; SL 1964, ch 76; SL 1982, ch 294; SL 1999, ch 214, §1; SL 2005, ch 227, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-13 - Taking before magistrate on refusal of promise to appear on misdemeanor charge.

41-15-13. Taking before magistrate on refusal of promise to appear on misdemeanor charge.
Any person refusing to give written promise pursuant to §41-15-11 to appear shall be taken immediately by the arresting officer to the nearest or most accessible magistrate.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0114 as added by SL 1963, ch 134; SL 1977, ch 190, §605; SL 1991, ch 337, §86.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-14 - Seizure and disposition of contraband game and fish.

41-15-14. Seizure and disposition of contraband game and fish.
The Department of Game, Fish and Parks has charge of the seizure and disposition of any game bird, game animal, and fish, taken, killed, transported, or possessed contrary to law.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0107 (6); SL 2009, ch 206, §88; SL 2021, ch 188, § 2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-15 - Seizure of hunting and fishing equipment for use as evidence--Return to defendant--Abandonment by failure to claim.

41-15-15. Seizure of hunting and fishing equipment for use as evidence--Return to defendant--Abandonment by failure to claim.
Any law enforcement officer may seize and hold, for the purpose of being used as evidence at any trial, any hunting and fishing equipment used in violation of the game and fish laws. Such equipment shall be returned to the defendant under the direction of the court or magistrate when its purpose as evidence has been fulfilled. Any property left in the possession of the court or any law enforcement officer for a period of one year after its purpose as evidence has been fulfilled is deemed abandoned.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0422 as added by SL 1963, ch 135, §2; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 2009, ch 206, §89.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-16.1 - Fish house or other shelter on ice of public waters--Seizure or destruction.

41-15-16.1. Fish house or other shelter on ice of public waters--Seizure or destruction.
Any fish house, enclosure, or other sheltering structure left upon the ice of any public waters of this state for any twenty-four hour period of time after the removal date established by rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission is deemed abandoned property and may be seized, taken, or destroyed by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks unless prior approval is received from an authorized representative of the department granting a delay in removal. No liability is incurred by any employee or agent of the department acting pursuant to this section.
Source:
SL 1984, ch 273, §93; SL 1997, ch 237, §2; SL 2001, ch 234, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-17 - Search warrant for contraband bird, animal, fish, or skin--Execution of warrant.

41-15-17. Search warrant for contraband bird, animal, fish, or skin--Execution of warrant.
Any court having jurisdiction may, on complaint showing probable cause for believing that any bird, animal, fish, or skin of fur-bearing animals or any part of any such bird, animal, fish, or skin, caught, taken, killed, possessed, or controlled by any person, or shipped or transported by any person, contrary to law is concealed or illegally kept in any building, motor vehicle, or receptacle, issue a search warrant and cause a search to be made in any such place for any such bird, animal, fish, or skin, or any part of any such bird, animal, fish, or skin. The court may cause any building, enclosure, or motor vehicle to be entered, and any compartment, chest, box, locker, crate, basket, package, or other receptacle to be opened and the contents examined.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0422; SL 1963, ch 135, §2; SL 1967, ch 85, §8; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 2009, ch 206, §90.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-18 - Unlawfully possessed bird, animal, fish, skin, or container as contraband--Seizure by officer.

41-15-18. Unlawfully possessed bird, animal, fish, skin, or container as contraband--Seizure by officer.
Any bird, animal, fish, or the skin of any fur-bearing animal, or any part of any such bird, animal, fish, or skin, caught, killed, shipped, possessed, or controlled, contrary to any of the provisions of this title or any rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission, and any compartment, chest, box, locker, crate, basket, package, or other similar receptacle or similar contrivance in which any such bird, animal, fish, or skin is kept, or concealed, unless otherwise expressly excepted by law, are deemed contraband. Any conservation officer or law enforcement officer shall seize and take possession of the contraband pending action by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0422; SL 1963, ch 135, §2; SL 1967, ch 85, §8; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 2009, ch 206, §91; SL 2021, ch 188, § 4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-19 - Report to secretary of contraband seized.

41-15-19. Report to secretary of contraband seized.
All such officers taking or seizing any of the things defined in § 41-15-18 to be contraband shall without unnecessary delay report all of the facts attending such seizure to the secretary of game, fish and parks.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0422; SL 1963, ch 135, §2; SL 1967, ch 85, §8; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 2021, ch 188, § 6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures › Section 41-15-20 - Sale of contraband and abandoned property--Disposition of proceeds--Record of sales--Tagging of articles sold.

41-15-20. Sale of contraband and abandoned property--Disposition of proceeds--Record of sales--Tagging of articles sold.
The secretary of game, fish and parks may sell at the highest market price obtainable any fur, fish, game animal, game bird, hunting equipment, fishing equipment, and other contraband that is abandoned or is deemed contraband as provided in §§41-15-15 to 41-15-18, inclusive. The proceeds of the sales shall be turned into the state treasury and credited to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks fund. A record of the sales, including the name of the purchaser and the purchase price paid, shall be kept by the secretary. The secretary shall, before sale, tag the items to be sold in a manner to be determined by the secretary.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0121; SL 1963, ch 135, §1; SL 2009, ch 206, §93; SL 2021, ch 188, § 7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-1 - Compact entry by participating states--Form.

41-15A-1. Compact entry by participating states--Form.
An interstate wildlife violator compact is entered with all states legally joining the compact in the form substantially as contained in this chapter.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-2 - Purpose of chapter and compact.

41-15A-2. Purpose of chapter and compact.
The purpose of this chapter and compact is to provide a means through which participating states may join in a reciprocal program to provide for the fair and impartial treatment of wildlife violators operating within participating states in recognition of the violator's right to due process and the sovereign status of a participating state.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-4 - Enforcement by Department of Game, Fish and Parks.

41-15A-4. Enforcement by Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
The Department of Game, Fish and Parks shall enforce the interstate wildlife violator compact and shall do all things within the department's jurisdiction that are necessary to effectuate the purposes and the intent of the compact.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-5 - Issuance of wildlife violation citation to resident of participating state--Collateral not required to secure appearance--Exceptions.

41-15A-5. Issuance of wildlife violation citation to resident of participating state--Collateral not required to secure appearance--Exceptions.
When issuing a citation for a wildlife violation, a wildlife officer may issue a citation to any person whose primary residence is in a participating state in the same manner as though the person was a resident of the issuing state and may not require such person to post collateral to secure appearance, subject to the exceptions noted in §41-15A-6, if the officer receives the recognizance of such person that the person will comply with the terms of the citation.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-6 - Personal recognizance.

41-15A-6. Personal recognizance.
Personal recognizance is acceptable:
(1)If not prohibited by state or local law or the compact manual; and
(2)If the violator provides adequate proof of identification to the wildlife officer.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-7 - Noncompliance with wildlife citation terms--Report to licensing authority of issuing state.

41-15A-7. Noncompliance with wildlife citation terms--Report to licensing authority of issuing state .
If a person fails to comply with the terms of a wildlife citation, the person's failure to comply shall be reported to the licensing authority of the issuing state. The report shall be made in accordance with procedures specified by the issuing state and shall contain information as specified in the compact manual as minimum requirements for effective processing by the licensing authority of the violator's home state.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-8 - Issuing state to transmit information on noncompliance to violator's home state--Form and content.

41-15A-8. Issuing state to transmit information on noncompliance to violator's home state--Form and content.
Upon receipt of the report of noncompliance pursuant to §41-15A-7, the licensing authority of the issuing state shall transmit to the licensing authority of the violator's home state information related to the failure of the violator to comply with the terms of a citation in the form and content as prescribed in the compact manual.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-9 - Notification of failure to comply with citation--Period to comply--Suspension of privileges--Due process--Record.

41-15A-9. Notification of failure to comply with citation--Period to comply--Suspension of privileges--Due process--Record.
Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the issuing state reporting the failure of a violator to comply with the terms of a citation, the licensing authority of the violator's home state shall notify the violator of the failure to comply through personal contact by a wildlife officer or in writing by certified mail. The notice shall afford the violator a period of thirty consecutive days to comply with the terms of the citation. The thirty-day period shall commence from the date of personal contact or from the date of mailing of the notice by certified mail. If the violator fails to comply with the terms of the citation within the thirty-day period, the licensing authority of the home state may then suspend the violator's hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the citation has been furnished by the issuing state to the home state licensing authority. Due process safeguards shall be accorded and the licensing authority of the home state shall maintain a record of actions taken and shall make reports to issuing states as provided in the compact manual.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-10 - Notification of privileges suspension--Hearing upon request--Procedure.

41-15A-10. Notification of privileges suspension--Hearing upon request--Procedure.
Upon suspending the hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges of any person pursuant to §§41-15A-8 and 41-15A-9, the licensing authority of the home state shall notify the person in writing by certified mail. Within twenty days following mailing of the notice of suspension, the person may request a hearing before the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission on whether the requirements for suspension have been met. Upon request of the person, the commission shall set a hearing as early as practicable. The requesting person may present evidence and arguments at the hearing contesting whether the person failed to comply with the terms of a citation issued for a wildlife violation in a participating state. Grounds other than those listed in this section may not be used to contest the licensing authority's decision to suspend the person's privileges.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-11 - Powers of commission at hearing--Authority to affirm, modify, or rescind suspension of privileges.

41-15A-11. Powers of commission at hearing--Authority to affirm, modify, or rescind suspension of privileges.
At the hearing, the commission, through its authorized agent, may:
(1)Administer oaths;
(2)Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses; and
(3)Admit all relevant evidence and documents, including notifications from participating states.
Following the hearing, the commission, through its authorized agent, may, based on the evidence, affirm, modify, or rescind the suspension of privileges.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-12 - Suspension effective upon failure to request hearing or affirmation of suspension--Surrender of license.

41-15A-12. Suspension effective upon failure to request hearing or affirmation of suspension--Surrender of license.
If the person fails to request a hearing within twenty days of mailing of the notice of suspension, or if the suspension of hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges is affirmed by the commission or its authorized agent following a required hearing, the suspension of hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges shall become effective and the person shall surrender any current South Dakota hunting, trapping, or fishing license to the licensing authority within fourteen days.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §12.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-13 - Recognition of suspension of license privileges by participating states.

41-15A-13. Recognition of suspension of license privileges by participating states.
All participating states may recognize the suspension of license privileges of any person by any participating state as though the violation resulting in the suspension had occurred in their state and could have been the basis for suspension of license privileges in their state.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-14 - Suspension information communicated to other participating states--Form and content.

41-15A-14. Suspension information communicated to other participating states--Form and content.
Each participating state shall communicate suspension information to other participating states in form and content as contained in the compact manual.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §14.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-15 - Authority to suspend privileges in home state upon receipt of notice of suspension by participating state--Notification--Surrender of license.

41-15A-15. Authority to suspend privileges in home state upon receipt of notice of suspension by participating state--Notification--Surrender of license.
If the licensing authority of the home state receives notice of the suspension of a person's hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges by a participating state, the licensing authority may suspend the person's hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges in the home state for the same duration as imposed by the participating state in accordance with §41-6-75.1. The licensing authority of the home state shall notify the person of the suspension of hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges in writing and direct the person to surrender any current South Dakota hunting, trapping, or fishing license to the licensing authority within fourteen days.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §15.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-16 - Effect of compact on right of participating states to apply license privilege laws or enter into agreements.

41-15A-16. Effect of compact on right of participating states to apply license privilege laws or enter into agreements.
Except as expressly required by this compact, nothing in this compact may be construed to affect the right of any participating state to apply any of its laws relating to license privileges to any person or circumstance or to invalidate or prevent any agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a participating state and a nonparticipating state concerning wildlife law enforcement.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §16.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-17 - Board of compact administrators--Appointment of compact administrators--Alternate.

41-15A-17. Board of compact administrators--Appointment of compact administrators--Alternate.
For the purposes of administering this chapter and compact and to serve as a governing body for the resolution of all matters relating to the operation of this compact, a board of compact administrators is established. The board is composed of one representative from each of the participating states to be known as the compact administrator. The compact administrator shall be appointed by the head of the licensing authority of each participating state and serves and is subject to removal in accordance with the laws of the state that the compact administrator represents. A compact administrator may provide for the discharge of duties and the performance of functions as a board member by an alternate. An alternate is not entitled to serve unless written notification of the identity of the alternate has been given to the board.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §17.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-18 - Voting by board--Majority for binding action--Quorum.

41-15A-18. Voting by board--Majority for binding action--Quorum.
Each member of the board of compact administrators is entitled to one vote. No action of the board is binding unless taken at a meeting at which a majority of the total number of the board's votes are cast in favor of the action. Action by the board may be only at a meeting at which a majority of the participating states is represented.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §18.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-19 - Board election of presiding officer and vice presiding officer.

41-15A-19. Board election of presiding officer and vice presiding officer.
The board shall elect annually from its membership a presiding officer and a vice presiding officer.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §19.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-20 - Bylaws adoption, amendment, and rescission.

41-15A-20. Bylaws adoption, amendment, and rescission.
The board shall adopt bylaws consistent with the provisions of this chapter and compact or the laws of a participating state for the conduct of its business and may amend and rescind its bylaws.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §20.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-21 - Donations and grants--Acceptance, use, and disposal.

41-15A-21. Donations and grants--Acceptance, use, and disposal.
The board may accept for any of its purposes and functions under this compact any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, conditional or otherwise, from any state, the United States, or any governmental agency, and receive, utilize, and dispose of the same.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §21.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-22 - Board authority to contract or accept services or personnel.

41-15A-22. Board authority to contract or accept services or personnel.
The board may contract with, or accept services or personnel from, any governmental or intergovernmental agency, individual, firm, or corporation, or any private nonprofit organization or institution.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §22.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-23 - Compact manual to contain all procedures and forms adopted by board.

41-15A-23. Compact manual to contain all procedures and forms adopted by board.
The board shall formulate all necessary procedures and develop uniform forms and documents for administering the provisions of this compact. All procedures and forms adopted pursuant to board action must be contained in a compact manual.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §23.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-24 - Effective date of compact.

41-15A-24. Effective date of compact.
This compact becomes effective at such time as it is adopted in a substantially similar form by two or more states.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §24.