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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-25 - Entry into compact by resolution of ratification--Approval by commission.

41-15A-25. Entry into compact by resolution of ratification--Approval by commission.
Entry into the compact shall be made by resolution of ratification approved by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks Commission and submitted to the presiding officer of the board.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §25.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-26 - Form and content of resolution.

41-15A-26. Form and content of resolution.
The resolution shall substantially be in the form and content as provided in the compact manual and shall include the following:
(1)A citation of the authority from which the state is empowered to become a party to this compact;
(2)An agreement of compliance with the terms and provisions of this compact; and
(3)An agreement that compact entry is with all states participating in the compact and with all additional states legally becoming a party to the compact.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §26.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-27 - Effective date of entry into compact--Limitations.

41-15A-27. Effective date of entry into compact--Limitations.
The effective date of entry shall be specified by the applying state but may not be less than sixty days after notice has been given by the presiding officer of the board of the compact administrators or by the secretariat of the board to each participating state that the resolution from the applying state has been received.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §27.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-28 - Withdrawal from compact participation--Notice--Effective date.

41-15A-28. Withdrawal from compact participation--Notice--Effective date.
A participating state may withdraw from participation in this compact by official written notice to each participating state. Withdrawal does not become effective until ninety days after the notice of withdrawal is given. The notice shall be directed to the compact administrator of each member state. Withdrawal of any state does not affect the validity of this compact as to the remaining participating states.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §28.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-29 - Commission authorized to enter or withdraw from compact.

41-15A-29. Commission authorized to enter or withdraw from compact.
The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks Commission is authorized on behalf of the state to enter or withdraw from the interstate wildlife violator compact pursuant to the terms of §§41-15A-24, 41-15A-25, and 41-15A-26.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §29.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-30 - Amendments authorized--Presentation in resolution form initiated by participating states.

41-15A-30. Amendments authorized--Presentation in resolution form initiated by participating states.
This compact may be amended. Amendments shall be presented in resolution form to the presiding officer of the board of the compact administrators and shall be initiated by one or more participating states.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §30.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-31 - Adoption of amendment--Effective date.

41-15A-31. Adoption of amendment--Effective date.
Adoption of an amendment requires endorsement by all participating states and becomes effective thirty days after the date of the last endorsement.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §31.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-32 - Failure to respond after receipt of proposed amendment--Endorsement.

41-15A-32. Failure to respond after receipt of proposed amendment--Endorsement.
Failure of a participating state to respond to the compact presiding officer within one hundred twenty days after receipt of a proposed amendment constitutes endorsement of the amendment.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §32.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-33 - Commission authorized to adopt amendments.

41-15A-33. Commission authorized to adopt amendments.
The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks Commission is authorized to adopt amendments to the interstate wildlife violator compact pursuant to the terms of sections §§41-15A-30, 41-15A-31, and 41-15A-32.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §33.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 15A - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 41-15A-34 - Construction of compact--Severability of provisions.

41-15A-34. Construction of compact--Severability of provisions.
This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its intended purposes. The provisions of this compact are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state or the United States, or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, individual, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the compact is not affected thereby. If this compact is held contrary to the constitution of any participating state, the compact remains in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the participating state affected as to all severable matters.
Source:
SL 2004, ch 267, §34.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 16 - Federal Payments From National Forests › Section 41-16-11 - Distribution to counties of federal payments from Black Hills National Forest.

41-16-11. Distribution to counties of federal payments from Black Hills National Forest.
All money received from the forest service of the United States under the Agricultural Act approved June 30, 1906, as receipts from the Black Hills National Forest, shall be distributed annually to the counties of Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Custer, and Fall River, for the benefit of the public roads and public schools of such counties, in proportion to the area of such Black Hills National Forest in each county.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1310 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 16 - Federal Payments From National Forests › Section 41-16-12 - Payment to Harding County of receipts from Custer National Forest.

41-16-12. Payment to Harding County of receipts from Custer National Forest.
All money received by the state treasurer as a percentage of the gross receipts, from the Custer National Forest shall be annually paid to Harding County for the benefit of the public roads and public schools of such county.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1310 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 16 - Federal Payments From National Forests › Section 41-16-13 - Maximum national forest receipts paid to counties.

41-16-13. Maximum national forest receipts paid to counties.
No payment to any county pursuant to §§41-16-11 and 41-16-12 may exceed forty percent of the total income of the county, from all sources.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1310 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SL 2009, ch 206, §95.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 16 - Federal Payments From National Forests › Section 41-16-14 - Annual determination and payment of amounts due counties from national forests--Use for roads and schools.

41-16-14. Annual determination and payment of amounts due counties from national forests--Use for roads and schools.
The state auditor shall annually, after the receipt of the funds referred to in §§41-16-11 and 41-16-12, determine the amount due each county and forward to the treasurer of each county entitled to receive payment a warrant for the county's proportion of the funds. One-half of the payment shall be used for the improvement of public roads and one-half for the public schools.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1310 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SL 2009, ch 206, §96.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 16 - Federal Payments From National Forests › Section 41-16-15 - Apportionment among school districts and funds of county receipts from national forests.

41-16-15. Apportionment among school districts and funds of county receipts from national forests.
Such part of the funds paid to any county under §41-16-14 and apportioned for the use of the public schools shall be divided among such school districts of the county as include lands which are a part of the forest reserve, in proportion to the area of forest reserve lands in such school district.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1310 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SL 1971, ch 241.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-1 - State parks--Enumeration.

41-17-1. State parks--Enumeration.
The state parks existing in South Dakota are as follows:
(1)Bear Butte State Park, located in Meade County;
(2)Custer State Park, located in Custer County;
(3)Fort Sisseton State Park, located in Marshall County;
(4)Hartford Beach State Park, located in Roberts County;
(5)Newton Hills State Park, located in Lincoln County;
(6)Oakwood State Park, located in Brookings County;
(7)Roy Lake State Park, located in Marshall County;
(8)Union Grove State Park, located in Union County;
(9)Lake Herman State Park, located in Lake County;
(10)Sica Hollow State Park, located in Roberts and Marshall counties;
(11)Fisher Grove State Park, located in Spink County;
(12)Palisades State Park, located in Minnehaha County; and
(13)Good Earth State Park at Blood Run, located in Lincoln County.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1311 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SL 1968, ch 106; SL 1972, ch 229; SL 1973, ch 271; SL 1997, ch 238, §1; SL 2001, ch 237, §1; SL 2013, ch 214, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-1.1 - Rules for administration, management, and development of state park system--Violation as misdemeanor.

41-17-1.1. Rules for administration, management, and development of state park system--Violation as misdemeanor.
The Game, Fish and Parks Commission may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish uniform procedures for the administration, management, and development of the state park system. The state park system includes all lands and waters owned, leased, or controlled by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks and designated as a state park, a state recreation area, a state nature area, a state lakeside use area, or a state recreational trail. Such rules may be adopted in the following areas:
(1)Management and control of public use of all lands, structures, and waters in the state park system;
(2)Issuance, display, inspection, and expiration of park entrance licenses;
(3)Management, control, and protection of the natural, historical, archaeological, and geological resources in the state park system, if the rules do not conflict with chapters 1-19A and 1-20;
(4)Management, control, and protection of wild and domestic animals in the state park system;
(5)Regulate the operation of all vehicles, on and off roads, in the state park system;
(6)Granting, termination, management, and development of easements, leases, or permits authorizing the commercial or noncommercial use of land, buildings, cabins, mobile homes, and docks or dock systems in the state park system;
(7)Issuance and administration of camping permits and the establishment and collection of fees for camping permits and for other park services in the state park system, if the fees and procedures are not set by statute;
(8)Control and prohibit the type, location and use of uncased firearms and bows in the state park system;
(9)Fees for licenses to permit the harvest within Custer State Park of surplus animals including but not limited to mountain goat, bighorn sheep, elk, bison, and coyote;
(10)Fees for special events held within a unit of the state park system.
The rules shall be adopted pursuant to chapter 1-26 and shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. A violation of the substantive provision of any rule authorized by this chapter relating to prohibited use of lands, structures, buildings, cabins, mobile homes, docks, waters, and resources in the state park system, park entrance license and camping permit requirements, regulation of wild and domestic animals in the state park system, prohibited operation of vehicles within the state park system, and prohibitions of the use of firearms and bows in the state park system is a Class 2 misdemeanor. If the same incident is a violation of statute and of the rules authorized by this chapter, only the penalty authorized for the violation of the statute may be imposed.
Source:
SL 1984, ch 273, §1; SL 1988, ch 340, §1; SL 1993, ch 316, §1; SL 1994, ch 324, §1, 2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-2 - Legislative adoption required for new state park.

41-17-2. Legislative adoption required for new state park.
No state park may hereafter be designated or created except by the designation and creation as a state park by the Legislature.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1311 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SL 2009, ch 206, §97.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-4 - Construction and acquisition of recreational facilities within parks and recreational areas.

41-17-4. Construction and acquisition of recreational facilities within parks and recreational areas.
The Department of Game, Fish and Parks may, with the approval of the Governor and commissioner of administration, purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire, or contract for the feasibility survey, construction, completion, equipping, or furnishing of any recreational or parks facility within any state park or state recreation area if the Game, Fish and Parks Commission deems the facility to be necessary and feasible.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 108, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §25.0127; SL 1970, ch 241, §1; SL 2009, ch 206, §98.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-5 - Revenue bonds authorized for recreational facilities in parks--Terms of bonds--Maximum amount.

41-17-5. Revenue bonds authorized for recreational facilities in parks--Terms of bonds--Maximum amount.
To accomplish the provisions and purposes of §41-17-4, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks may issue revenue bonds in such amounts as the Game, Fish and Parks Commission deems necessary. The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the commission and approved by the Governor. The bonds may be at the option of the commission callable for payment before maturity; and the call provision, if any, shall be stated in the bond. The face amount of any bond authorized pursuant to this section may not exceed the sum of two million dollars. The bonds, subject to the provisions of the resolution or a subsequent resolution, may:
(1)Be issued in one or more series;
(2)Bear a date specified in the resolution;
(3)Mature at a time specified in the resolution not exceeding twenty years from the date;
(4)Be in a form and be executed in a manner specified in the resolution;
(5)Be payable in a medium and at a place specified in the resolution;
(6)Be subject to terms of redemption specified in the resolution; and
(7)Contain terms, covenants, and conditions as specified in the resolution.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 108, §§4, 6; SDC Supp 1960, §§25.0128, 25.0129; SL 1970, ch 241, §2; SL 2009, ch 206, §99.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-6 - Pledge of revenues as security for bonds--Apportionment of revenue when existing facilities improved.

41-17-6. Pledge of revenues as security for bonds--Apportionment of revenue when existing facilities improved.
The Game, Fish and Parks Commission may pledge park license receipts and any revenues derived from the operation of any recreational facility constructed with income derived from the issuance of the bonds authorized pursuant to §41-17-5 as security for any bonds issued under §41-17-5. If any existing recreational facility is reconstructed, reequipped, refurnished, or otherwise improved with income derived from the issuance of revenue bonds, the value of the original facility and the value of the improvement shall be appraised and fixed. All revenue derived from the facility and the improvement shall be apportioned on the basis of the value of the original facility and the value of the improvement. Only that portion of the revenue representing the amount that the improvement bears to the whole may be pledged as security for any bonds issued under §41-17-5.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 108, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §25.0128; SL 1970, ch 241, §3; SL 2009, ch 206, §100.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-7 - Bond recital as to sources of payment--Disclaimer of state obligation.

41-17-7. Bond recital as to sources of payment--Disclaimer of state obligation.
All bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall recite in substance that such bonds and interest thereon are payable solely from the revenues pledged to the payment thereof and that such bonds do not constitute a debt of the State of South Dakota within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 108, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §25.0129.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-8 - Sale of revenue bonds--Terms--Negotiability.

41-17-8. Sale of revenue bonds--Terms--Negotiability.
Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter may be sold in a manner and upon terms as the Game, Fish and Parks Commission may determine to be for the best interest of the state. All bonds issued hereunder shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 108, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §25.0128; SL 1970, ch 241, §4; SL 1983, ch 28, §53.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-9 - Bond obligation restricted to revenues pledged.

41-17-9. Bond obligation restricted to revenues pledged.
No bond, indebtedness, or obligation incurred or created under the authority of this chapter constitutes a lien, charge, or liability against the State of South Dakota, nor against the Game, Fish and Parks Commission, nor against the property or funds of this state except to the extent of the income authorized in §41-17-6 to be pledged.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 108, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §25.0129; SL 2009, ch 206, §101.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-10 - Assistance in maintenance of Custer County schools--Maximum amounts.

41-17-10. Assistance in maintenance of Custer County schools--Maximum amounts.
The Department of Game, Fish and Parks may assist in maintaining schools within Custer County and may pay for such assistance out of any funds available. Payment of such funds by the department may not exceed, for each pupil who attends public school within the county and who is a resident of Custer State Park, the most recent annual average per pupil cost within the school district involved, as reported by the Department of Education, less all receipts accrued for school purposes within Custer State Park.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1321 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SL 1970, ch 242; SL 2009, ch 206, §102.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-11 - Agreements for use of Custer State Park by National Guard--Lease authorized.

41-17-11. Agreements for use of Custer State Park by National Guard--Lease authorized.
The Department of Game, Fish and Parks may enter into an agreement with the adjutant general of the South Dakota National Guard whereby a part of the Custer State Park may be used as a cantonment area for the National Guard. Any such agreement shall be approved by the Governor and filed with the commissioner of school and public lands. The authority provided in this section includes entering into a long term lease agreement or permit for the construction and maintenance of a permanent cantonment area in Custer State Park.
Source:
SL 1964, ch 80; SL 2009, ch 206, §103.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-11.1 - Black Hills Playhouse--Lease agreement with commission.

41-17-11.1. Repealed.
Source: SL 1979, ch 287, §3; SL 1996, ch 255, §1; SL 2022, ch 159, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-12 - New highways, roads, and trails in state parks--Violation as misdemeanor.

41-17-12. New highways, roads, and trails in state parks--Violation as misdemeanor.
No highways, roads, or trails may be built in any state park except such as are designated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1318 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SL 1991, ch 337, §87.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-13 - Park license for admission to state parks and recreation areas--Fees--Deposit.

41-17-13. Park license for admission to state parks and recreation areas--Fees--Deposit.
A park license may be required to permit a motor vehicle and the occupants entrance to any state park (except Bear Butte when used by persons participating in religious activities) and to any of the following state recreation areas or state lakeside use areas: Lake Poinsett; the Yankton unit, the Midway unit, and the Gavins Point unit of Lewis and Clark Lake; Sandy Shore; Farm Island; Mina Lake; Richmond Lake; Lake Louise; Pickerel Lake; Angostura; Lake Vermillion; Shadehill; Llewellyn Johns; Burke Lake; Lake Cochrane; West Whitlock; Swan Creek; West Bend; Snake Creek; Walker's Point; Platte Creek; Lake Alvin; Pelican Lake; Bush's Landing; Little Bend; Lake Hiddenwood; East Whitlock; Sutton Bay; Dodge Draw; Lake Thompson; Indian Creek; Downstream (below Oahe Dam); North Point; American Creek; Randall Creek; Chief White Crane; Pierson Ranch; Spring/Cow Creek; Okobojo Point; Walth Bay; Spillway (Fort Randall Dam); Pease Creek; North Wheeler; Whetstone Bay; East Shore; Peoria Flats; West Shore; West Chamberlain; South Shore; Tailrace (Fort Randall Dam); Revheim Park; Springfield; Buryanek; West Pollock; Bob's Landing; Rocky Point; and Big Sioux. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, set annual and daily park entrance fees. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, establish a system by which owners of two or more vehicles may purchase an additional license each year for each vehicle registered to the same owner for one-half the price of the annual license. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the parks and recreation fund established in §41-17-21.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0302 as added by SL 1967, ch 81, §1; SL 1969, ch 96, §1; SL 1972, ch 228, §1; SL 1975, ch 265; SL 1977, ch 333, §1; SL 1978, ch 299, §1; SL 1980, ch 289, §1; SL 1983, ch 27, §8; SL 1984, ch 29, §8; SL 1984, ch 273, §4; SL 1984, ch 275, §1; SL 1988, ch 341, §1; SL 1990, ch 338; SL 1991, ch 346; SL 1994, ch 325; SL 1997, ch 238, §2; SL 1999, ch 215, §1; SL 2000, ch 211, §1; SL 2002, ch 196, §1; SL 2004, ch 334, §9; SL 2005, ch 228, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-13.2 - Exemptions from park license requirement.

41-17-13.2.Exemptions from park license requirement.
A park license is not required:
(1)For any motor vehicle used on official business and owned or leased by the state or its political subdivisions or by the United States government;
(2)For commercial vehicles being used for the transportation of property or in the performance of services in the course of commerce;
(3)During a time of the year other than the park season as set by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission; or
(4)In Custer State Park, for motor vehicles engaged in through traffic using no park facilities other than traveling upon U. S. Highway 16A.
Source:
SL 1969, ch 96, §2; SDCL Supp, §41-17-13.1; SL 1972, ch 228, §2; SL 1985, ch 15, §58; SL 1996, ch 255, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-13.3 - Campground permit or charges not included in park license.

41-17-13.3. Campground permit or charges not included in park license.
Purchase of a park license does not exempt the buyer from payment for campground permits or service charges.
Source:
SL 1972, ch 228, §3; SL 2009, ch 206, §104.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-13.4 - Free admission and reduced fees for certain veterans.

41-17-13.4. Free admission and reduced fees for certain veterans.
Any South Dakota resident who receives a veteran allotment for a total disability which is deemed a service-connected injury or has received the United States Veterans' Administration K Award; any resident who was held as a prisoner of war; or any resident who has served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or as a member of the armed forces reserve or the national guard who is classified by the Veterans Administration as totally disabled as a result of a service connected injury may obtain free admission to any South Dakota state park or recreation area, and any such person may receive a fifty percent discount on any camping fee or associated electrical service fee established pursuant to §41-17-1.1 or 41-17-14.1. Any person who applies for and qualifies for free admission under the provisions of this section shall be issued a lifetime park entrance license by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 establishing criteria and procedures for obtaining free admission and reduced fees pursuant to this section and for the issuance of a lifetime park entrance license.
Source:
SL 1991, ch 344; SL 1993, ch 309, §2; SL 2009, ch 213, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-14 - Use of fees from park licenses--Land purchase prohibited.

41-17-14. Use of fees from park licenses--Land purchase prohibited.
The total net receipts from license fees under §41-17-13 shall be deposited in the parks and recreation fund established by §41-17-21 and be used by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission for operating and maintaining the existing state park system as defined in §41-17-1.1 in such a manner as to advance and promote the tourist industry in South Dakota. No portion of the moneys raised by these fees may be used to purchase land for park sites.
Source:
SDC 1939, §25.0302 as added by SL 1967, ch 81, §1; SL 1969, ch 96, §1; SL 1977, ch 333, §2; SL 1983, ch 27, §9; SL 1984, ch 273, §5; SL 2004, ch 334, §10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-14.1 - Camping permits--Issuance--Use of fees.

41-17-14.1. Camping permits--Issuance--Use of fees.
The Department of Game, Fish and Parks may issue permits for camping in the state park system. The camping permits shall be issued according to rules adopted pursuant to §41-17-1.1. Fees collected for camping permits shall be deposited in the parks and recreation fund established by §41-17-21. The funds shall be used for development, capital improvement, operating, and maintaining the state park system as defined in §41-17-1.1. No portion of the moneys raised by these fees may be used to purchase land for park sites.
Source:
SL 1977, ch 334; SL 1984, ch 273, §6; SL 2004, ch 334, §11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-15 - Deposit and use of park service fees.

41-17-15. Deposit and use of park service fees.
All income realized from the collection of park service fees established by rules adopted pursuant to §41-17-1.1 shall be deposited in the parks and recreation fund established by §41-17-21. The income shall be expended by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks only for the improvement and development of the state parks, or in payment of any revenue bond issued under the provisions of this chapter.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 108, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §25.0126; SL 1984, ch 273, §7; SL 2004, ch 334, §12.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-18 - Hunting and trapping in Custer State Park as misdemeanor.

41-17-18. Hunting and trapping in Custer State Park as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to hunt, trap, kill, or capture game animals, bison, or game birds within the boundaries of the Custer State Park, except in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to §41-17-1.1 by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.9928; SL 1939, ch 96, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §25.1314 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SL 1977, ch 190, §612; SL 1984, ch 273, §10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-18.1 - Permitting dogs at large as misdemeanor.

41-17-18.1. Permitting dogs at large as misdemeanor.
Any person who permits a dog to run at large in a state park is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1315 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SDCL, §41-17-17; SL 1968, ch 107; SL 1977, ch 190, §611.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-21 - Parks and recreation fund created--Expenditure.

41-17-21. Parks and recreation fund created--Expenditure.
There is created in the state treasury the parks and recreation fund. The parks and recreation fund shall be budgeted and expended in accordance with Title 4 on warrants drawn by the state auditor on vouchers approved by the secretary of game, fish and parks.
Source:
SL 1984, ch 273, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-22.1 - Imposition of promotion fee on concessionaires--Exemption from taxation--Deposit and use.

41-17-22.1. Imposition of promotion fee on concessionaires--Exemption from taxation--Deposit and use.
In concessionaire leases for Custer State Park and the Yankton unit of Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks shall provide for and impose upon the concessionaire and sub-concessionaires a promotion fee which may not exceed three percent of the gross receipts of all of its sales within Custer State Park and the Yankton unit of Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area of tangible personal property consisting of goods, wares, merchandise, and gross receipts of any service or accommodations provided by concessionaire or sub-concessionaires in Custer State Park and the Yankton unit of Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area with the exception of any sales of lottery tickets made as part of a lottery operated by South Dakota. Concessionaires or sub-concessionaires may add the promotion fee imposed by this section and Department of Game, Fish and Parks to the price of their product or service. The promotion fee is not subject to retail sales or service taxes imposed by chapter 10-45. The revenue from the promotion fee collected in Custer State Park shall be used by the department to market and promote the facilities, attractions, and activities of Custer State Park. The revenue from the promotion fee collected in Lewis and Clark Recreation Area shall be deposited in the parks and recreation fund established by §41-17-21 to be used by the department to market and promote the facilities, attractions, and activities of the Yankton unit of Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 360, §1; SL 2004, ch 334, §14.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-22.2 - Classification of concession rights, privileges, and leasehold interest for taxation--Exemptions.

41-17-22.2. Classification of concession rights, privileges, and leasehold interest for taxation--Exemptions.
All concession rights, privileges, and leasehold interests of any person in property owned or managed as a unit of the state park system as defined in §41-17-1.1 is hereby classified for the purpose of taxation and is exempt from property taxation. This section does not exempt privately owned property or privately owned improvements located within the state park system.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 360, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-22.4 - Procedure for sale, assignment, or transfer of concessionaire leases.

41-17-22.4. Procedure for sale, assignment, or transfer of concessionaire leases.
In any concessionaire lease of property located in Custer State Park, the Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall require in the lease that if the concessionaire wants to sell, transfer, convey, or assign the concessionaire's interest in the leasehold, the commission shall publish and provide for a prospectus advertising the leasehold and intent to transfer. The commission shall then select from any interested persons a successor concessionaire that the commission deems most qualified.
If the concessionaire and successor agree upon terms and conditions of the transfer, which shall be agreed to in writing within a time period to be set by the commission, but no longer than six months, the commission may approve and consent to the assignment.
If there is no agreement in writing within the specified period of time, the commission, if the concessionaire still wants to sell, transfer, convey, or assign its interest in the leasehold, shall provide for another prospectus as provided in this section and follow the same procedures set forth in this section until a successor concessionaire and present concessionaire agree upon terms and conditions of a transfer but for no longer period of time than the duration of the leasehold.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 362, §7A; SL 2009, ch 206, §106.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-22.5 - Custer State Park bond redemption fund created--Expenditures.

41-17-22.5. Custer State Park bond redemption fund created--Expenditures.
There is hereby created in the state treasury the Custer State Park concession bond redemption fund. The fund shall be budgeted and expended in accordance with Title 4 on warrants drawn by the state auditor on vouchers approved by the secretary of the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Expenditures or transfers from the fund may only be made to make bond payments, to reimburse the general fund for bond payments made pursuant to SL 1989, ch 362 or for maintenance and renovation of state-owned concession facilities at Custer State Park.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 362, §8.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-22.6 - Amount of revenue from concession contracts deposited in Custer State Park fund.

41-17-22.6. Amount of revenue from concession contracts deposited in Custer State Park fund.
The first one hundred thousand dollars of revenue from the concession contracts at Custer State Park in each fiscal year shall be deposited in the Custer State Park fund. Any state revenue from concession contracts at Custer State Park in addition to one hundred thousand dollars in a fiscal year shall be deposited in the Custer State Park concession bond redemption fund created by §41-17-22.5.
Source:
SL 1989, ch 362, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-23 - Grazing on state park or game preserve without permit as misdemeanor.

41-17-23. Grazing on state park or game preserve without permit as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person owning, having charge of, or possessing any horses, mules, cattle, goats, sheep, swine, or other domestic grazing animals, to cause or permit such animals to enter or graze upon any state park or game preserve within this state, except on permits issued by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks or other governing body.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1316 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SDCL §41-16-4; SL 1977, ch 190, §606; SL 2009, ch 206, §107.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-24 - Failure to close gate in park or game preserve as misdemeanor.

41-17-24. Failure to close gate in park or game preserve as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person passing or driving any animal or conveyance through any gate located within or upon the borders of any state or federal park or game preserve within this state to fail to close and securely fasten such gate immediately after such passage.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §25.1317 as enacted by SL 1966, ch 73, §2; SDCL, §41-16-5; SL 1977, ch 190, §607.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-26 - Department required to fence land used for rails to trails program.

41-17-26. Department required to fence land used for rails to trails program.
The Game, Fish and Parks Department shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the adjoining landowner, construct a fence upon the boundaries of any property interest the state of South Dakota possesses along any railroad right-of-way acquired pursuant to the rails to trails program authorized by the National Trails System Act prior to development and use of the right-of-way as a public trail. After construction, the adjoining landowner shall have responsibility to maintain the fence and request materials from the Game, Fish and Parks Department which are reasonably needed to repair the fence.
Source:
SL 1991, ch 345.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-27 - Certain motor vehicles prohibited from Black Hills Burlington Northern Heritage Trail--Violation as misdemeanor.

41-17-27. Certain motor vehicles prohibited from Black Hills Burlington Northern Heritage Trail--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may operate any motorized vehicle within the right-of-way of the Black Hills Burlington Northern Heritage Trail. The provisions of this section do not apply to:
(1)Any person operating a snowmobile, from December first to March thirty-first, inclusive, on the trail from Lead/Deadwood south to the Dumont trailhead, excluding the portion of the right-of-way crossing the subdivisions known as Englewood Acres and Black Forest Ranchettes;
(2)Any governmental employee while in the performance of his official duty;
(3)Any member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force while in the performance of his official duty;
(4)Any person whose use is authorized for other than recreational purposes by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks under a permit, lease, or contract; and
(5)Any person operating a self-propelled wheelchair.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1992, ch 302.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 17 - State Parks › Section 41-17-28 - Golf carts used within state parks or recreation areas.

41-17-28. Golf carts used within state parks or recreation areas.
The Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to permit the use of golf carts on roads within state parks and state recreation areas that are designated by the commission to be used by golf carts. The rules shall require that the golf cart is insured as a motor vehicle by one of the methods provided by §32-35-113, has a rearview mirror, and has functioning headlights, and brake lights. The commission may also, by a rule, require the golf cart to display a valid park entrance license. Any person operating a golf cart on any such designated road shall hold a valid driver license.
Source:
SL 2013, ch 215, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 18 - County Parks › Section 41-18-1 - County parks and bodies of water as public purpose--Acquisition of property, borrowing, expenditure of general funds and issuance of bonds authorized.

41-18-1. County parks and bodies of water as public purpose--Acquisition of property, borrowing, expenditure of general funds and issuance of bonds authorized.
The acquiring, improving, and maintaining of public parks and the creation and maintaining of bodies of water by counties is declared to be a public purpose. The commissioners of the several counties may acquire for this purpose by gift, purchase, or condemnation, property within their respective counties, as provided in this chapter, and create bodies of water and borrow money to pay the expense for this purpose, subject to the limitation fixed in §41-18-12, out of the general fund or to issue the bonds of the county as provided in §41-18-6.
Source:
SDC 1939, §12.2401; SL 1984, ch 43, §118.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 18 - County Parks › Section 41-18-2 - Acceptance of gift for park purposes authorized without petition or hearing.

41-18-2. Acceptance of gift for park purposes authorized without petition or hearing.
If property described in §41-18-1 or any portion thereof is offered to the county as a gift for the purpose described therein, the commissioners may without the necessity of a petition of freehold voters as provided for in §41-18-3, accept such gift by resolution passed at a regular meeting or special meeting called for that purpose. In such case no notice of such meeting or resolution accepting such gift need be published.
Source:
SDC 1939, §12.2408; SL 1985, ch 15, §59.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 18 - County Parks › Section 41-18-3 - Freeholders' petition for establishment of park--Contents--Hearing on petition.

41-18-3. Freeholders' petition for establishment of park--Contents--Hearing on petition.
If three hundred or more freehold voters of any county file with the county auditor a petition setting forth that certain real property, therein described, within the county is desirable for the purposes of a public park and that it would be to the benefit of the public that the property be acquired for such purpose, the auditor shall file the petition and shall fix a day for hearing the petition by the county commissioners, not less than twenty nor more than forty days from the filing. Upon the date set for the hearing, the county commissioners shall hear all parties in favor of and against the granting of the petition.
Source:
SDC 1939, §12.2402; SL 1985, ch 15, §60.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 18 - County Parks › Section 41-18-4 - Publication of notice of hearing on park petition--Description of land.

41-18-4. Publication of notice of hearing on park petition--Description of land.
Notice of a hearing pursuant to §41-18-3 shall be given by the county auditor by publication in a legal newspaper published in such county once a week for at least two successive weeks before the hearing. The notice shall specify the time and place of the hearing and shall identify the property affected. If the property cannot be described as a government subdivision, the property shall be described in the petition and in the notice in general terms with reasonable certainty.
Source:
SDC 1939, §12.2402; SL 1972, ch 166, §4; SL 2009, ch 206, §108.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 18 - County Parks › Section 41-18-5 - Survey and plat of area approved for park--Acquisition if borrowing not required.

41-18-5. Survey and plat of area approved for park--Acquisition if borrowing not required.
If the county commissioners are satisfied that it is in the best interest of the public that property described in a petition under §41-18-3, or any part of the property, is to be acquired for the purpose of a public park, the commission shall cause an accurate survey to be made by a registered land surveyor and a plat to be made and filed in the office of the register of deeds. The commission shall proceed to acquire the property, if it is not necessary to borrow the money for acquiring the property, as provided in §§41-18-11 to 41-18-15, inclusive.
Source:
SDC 1939, §12.2402; SL 1974, ch 282, §5; SL 2009, ch 206, §109.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 18 - County Parks › Section 41-18-6 - Bond issue for county park or body of water authorized--Issuance--Sale--Election.

41-18-6. Bond issue for county park or body of water authorized--Issuance--Sale--Election.
If the county commissioners deem it necessary or desirable that the county borrow money for this purpose, the county may issue its bonds to purchase the lands for a park and create bodies of water and improve them. All bonds shall be authorized, issued, and sold as provided in chapter 6-8B and §9-54-12, if a majority of all registered voters voting at the bond election authorize the bond issue.
Source:
SDC 1939, §12.2405; SL 1984, ch 43, §119.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 18 - County Parks › Section 41-18-10 - Bond proceeds deposited in park fund--Warrants for disbursements.

41-18-10. Bond proceeds deposited in park fund--Warrants for disbursements.
If bonds of the county are issued for the purpose of acquiring or improving a public park and creating bodies of water in the park, the proceeds of the bonds shall be deposited with the county treasurer in a fund to be designated as a county park fund and shall be paid out only upon warrants of the county auditor on the fund issued under the orders of the board of county commissioners.
Source:
SDC 1939, §12.2407; SL 2009, ch 206, §110.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry › Chapter 18 - County Parks › Section 41-18-11 - Acquisition of park property--Payment from county general fund.

41-18-11. Acquisition of park property--Payment from county general fund.
The board of county commissioners may acquire and condemn private property within the county for the uses and purposes of public parks and bodies of water in the county if and to the extent that the property is deemed necessary for such purposes. The board may pay for all property acquired and all property damaged, and the expense of creating bodies of water on the property, out of any money in the county general fund within the limitations fixed in §41-18-12.
Source:
SDC 1939, §12.2403; SL 2009, ch 206, §111.