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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:05 - Refuges › Chapter 41:05:02 - State game refuges › Section 41:05:02:57 - Spink County refuges

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Spink County refuges are as follows:
(1) Cottonwood Lake State Waterfowl Refuge comprises the waters of Cottonwood Lake; excluding the waters west of a line from 374.5th Avenue to 375.5th Avenue and south of a line from 180th Street;
(2) Cottonwood Lake Hatchery State Game Bird Refuge comprises part of the northwest quarter of section five, township 115 north, range 65 west of the fifth principal meridian, described as follows: beginning at the center of section five running due west a distance of 800 feet, then due north a distance of 1,325 and 25/100 feet, then due east a distance of 800 feet, then due south 1,325 and 25/100 feet to the place of beginning; also a part of the northeast quarter of section five, within the boundary described as follows: beginning at the center of section five running due north a distance of 1,325 and 25/100 feet, then due east to the west side line of the Redfield-Miller State Highway as it passes through the quarter section, then in a southwesterly direction along the west line of the highway to the south side line of the quarter section, then due west to the center of the section, the place of beginning; also a part of the southeast quarter of section five within the boundary described as follows: beginning at the center of section five running due east to the west side line of the Redfield-Miller State Highway as it passes through the southeast quarter along the western shores of Cottonwood Lake running then in a southwesterly direction along the west side line of the state highway to where the side line intersects the western boundary of the southeast quarter of the section, then due north to the center of the section, the place of beginning; also a part of the southwest quarter of section five within the boundary described as follows: beginning at the center of section five running due south to a point where the quarter section line intersects with the western side line of the Redfield-Miller State Highway, then in a westerly direction along the west line of the highway to a point 800 feet due west of the eastern boundary or quarter line of the southwest quarter, then due north to the north boundary of the southwest quarter a distance of 1,990 and 25/100 feet, then due east to the center of the section to the place of beginning. All of the land described is within township 115 north, range 65 west of the fifth principal meridian.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(6).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(6).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:05 - Refuges › Chapter 41:05:02 - State game refuges › Section 41:05:02:58 - Stanley County refuges

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
LaFramboise Island State Game Bird Refuge in Stanley County comprises all the land area on the island known as LaFramboise Island lying between the cities of Pierre and Ft. Pierre.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(6).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(6).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:05 - Refuges › Chapter 41:05:02 - State game refuges › Section 41:05:02:59

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General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:05 - Refuges › Chapter 41:05:02 - State game refuges › Section 41:05:02:64

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General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:05 - Refuges › Chapter 41:05:02 - State game refuges › Section 41:05:02:66 - Yankton County refuges

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Kelley's Cove State Game Refuge in Yankton County comprises a portion of lot 2, section 3, township 93 north, range 55 west of the fifth principal meridian.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(6).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(6).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:00.01 - General provisions › Section 41:06:00.01:01 - Seasons not applicable to Indian lands - Exception

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Unless otherwise specifically provided, a season established by this article does not apply to any Indian lands as defined by 18 U.S.C. 1165 unless the tribal council with jurisdiction over those lands concurs in or consents to the season.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-11-5.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
The amended version of this section by 49 SDR 89, effective 5/1/2023 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:00.01 - General provisions › Section 41:06:00.01:02 - Definitions

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As used in this article, the following terms mean:
(1) "Buck," a male deer with a visible, polished antler;
(2) "Bull," a male elk with a visible, polished antler;
(3) "Antlerless," a whitetail or mule deer, or elk, of either sex without a visible antler;
(4) "Any deer," a whitetail or mule deer of either sex;
(5) "Any whitetail," a whitetail deer of either sex;
(6) "Antlerless whitetail," a whitetail deer without a visible antler;
(7) "Any mule deer," a mule deer of either sex;
(8) "Mule buck," a male mule deer with a visible polished antler;
(9) "Any elk," an elk of either sex;
(10) "Any antelope," an antelope of either sex;
(11) "Doe/fawn antelope," an antelope of either sex without horns or with horns less than three inches in total length;
(12) "Wild turkey," a dark turkey which bears the characteristics of a Merriam (Meleagris gallopavo merriami), Rio Grande (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia), or Eastern (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) turkey; any such turkey released to the wild which is not marked in accordance with §
									41:09:02:04  and which is within a hunting unit established by chapter 41:06:13 or 41:06:14;
(13) "Any turkey," a wild turkey of either sex;
(14) "Male turkey," a wild turkey with a visible beard or spurs. The beard is a feathered appendage protruding from the breast;
(15) "Hen turkey," a wild turkey without a visible beard or spurs;
(16) "License type," a license for a species or a family of related species, sometimes specific to a particular species, sex, and geographic unit;
(17) "Preference point," a unit of license drawing opportunity that is assigned to a license applicant each time the applicant has been denied issuance of a hunting license following submission of a valid license application for an initial drawing for hunting licenses.
(18) "Agricultural purposes," the producing, raising, growing, or harvesting of food or fiber upon agricultural land, including dairy products, livestock, crops, timber, and grasslands. Land leased solely for hunting, fishing, or trapping is not considered agricultural purposes;
(19) "Operate," to lease or hold fee title to farm or ranch real property and be directly involved in the management decisions made for agricultural purposes on the farm or ranch;
(20) "Owner-operator," an individual holding fee title to farm or ranch real property who is directly involved in the management decisions made for agricultural purposes on the farm or ranch.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2).
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
The amended version of this section by 49 SDR 89, effective 5/1/2023 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:01 - Applicability of chapter

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This chapter governs the manner of applying for licenses in hunting seasons where licenses are limited by number or eligibility, or both.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-6-18.2,  41-6-21,  41-8-1,  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-6-18.2,  41-6-21,  41-6-27,  41-6-28,  41-6-62,  41-8-1,  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:02 - Form of application - False representation prohibited - License prerequisite

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An applicant shall apply for big game and other special licenses on forms provided by the department. The application shall contain complete identification information. The applicant may not make any false representations on the application.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-6-18.2(12)(13),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-6-18.2(12)(13),  41-6-21.
Combination licenses, SDCL  41-6-10.1, §
											41:06:02:01.01.
Basic or general hunting license required, SDCL  41-6-11.
Safety instruction required for licensing of child under sixteen -- Fee waived, SDCL  41-6-16.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:03 - Submission of application with fee

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Except for archery and rifle elk, mountain goat, and bighorn sheep, the applicant shall submit the application to the licensing section of the department together with the license fee. Except as provided in §
									41:06:01:09, the application for all elk, mountain goat, and bighorn sheep licenses shall be accompanied only by the nonrefundable application fee. Upon notification, successful applicants for elk, mountain goat, or bighorn sheep licenses must submit the applicable license fee before the license is issued to them. If a person is successful in being drawn for more than one elk license in the same year, only one may be retained. Other elk licenses must be returned to the licensing office and any preference points for that returned license will be retained by the licensee.
If a person is successful in being drawn for more than one bighorn sheep license in the same year, only one may be retained. Any other bighorn sheep license must be returned to the licensing office.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-19.6.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-19.6.
Hunting license fees, §
											41:06:02:03.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:03.01 - Restriction on number of applications submitted jointly

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No more than six persons may submit applications for any license limited in number jointly in the same envelope except that no more than two applications may be submitted jointly for elk. Only one application may be submitted per envelope for mountain goat or bighorn sheep.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:06 - Lottery methods and procedure

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The lottery to determine successful applicants for license may be a process of either selection or elimination. When more than one application is submitted in one envelope, the applications shall be processed as a single application.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-6-18.2,  41-6-21,  41-8-1,  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-6-18.2,  41-6-21,  41-6-27,  41-6-28,  41-6-62,  41-8-1,  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:07 - Landowner preference limited by acreage

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In big game seasons where landowner preference is established, the related provisions in SDCL  41-6-21 shall apply only to any landowner and tenant on private land tracts of 160 acres or more unless otherwise provided in the season rules. No such preference may be claimed by an applicant unless the private land is located within the hunting unit applied for.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-6-21,  41-6-62.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:07.01 - Landowner preference application requirements and restrictions

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A landowner or tenant, but not both, may claim landowner preference for the same qualifying property. Employment on a farm or ranch alone does not qualify an individual for landowner preference.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-6-21.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:07.02 - Restrictions on landowner preference for legal entities

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Shareholders of a corporation, members of a limited liability company holding a membership interest in the company, partners in a partnership, and beneficiaries of a trust entitled to the current income and assets held in trust; all organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of South Dakota are eligible for landowner preference if:
(1) The entity holds title to 160 acres or more of private land located within the hunting unit applied for;
(2) The shareholder, member, partner, or trust beneficiary applying for landowner preference is a resident; and
(3) The shareholder, member, partner, or trust beneficiary is responsible for making the day-to-day management decisions for agricultural purposes on the farm or ranch.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-6-21.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:07.03 - Landowner own land license types

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For the West River, East River, and Black Hills firearm deer hunting seasons, a qualifying landowner or owner/operator may purchase one "any deer" license or one two-tag "any deer" and "any antlerless deer" license. For the antelope firearm hunting season, a qualifying landowner or owner/operator may purchase one "any antelope" license or one two-tag "any antelope" and "any doe-fawn antelope" license.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-6-19.3,  41-6-19.4.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-6-19.3,  41-6-19.4.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:08 - Restriction on number of applications

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Except as otherwise provided in rules applicable to a specific hunting season, a person may apply for no more than one license in the original lottery for any hunting season. Persons who are unsuccessful in the first lottery may reapply under §
									41:06:01:09.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21,  41-6-62.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:08.01 - Restriction on applications for certain lottery deer drawings

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A person may submit no more than two applications for any combined drawing for Black Hills, East River, West River, Refuge, Custer State Park and Muzzleloader deer hunting seasons. However, a person who possesses a Special Buck license as provided in ARSD 41:06:20:02.01 or 41:06:21:02.01 may submit one application.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21,  41-6-62.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:10 - Prior application preference

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The department shall set aside for landowner applications, as described in §
									41:06:01:07, fifty percent of any licenses that are limited in number and issued by application and computer drawing, for the Black Hills deer hunting season, the West River deer hunting season except for special buck licenses, the East River deer hunting season except for special buck licenses, the antelope hunting season except for special antelope licenses, the spring wild turkey hunting season, and the fall wild turkey hunting season. If an applicant is unsuccessful in drawing a license for a first-choice unit in the initial drawing for a specific season, the applicant shall receive a preference point for that season if the applicant chooses to purchase a preference point. The preference point fee must be waived for any person who is or was age 15 or younger in the same year when the preference point is acquired for any deer season described in §
									41:06:01:08.01. Any applicant for the first combined drawing of these deer seasons who meets this same age requirement and has never drawn a first-choice license must receive an additional preference point upon submission of an application. For elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, and free access permits, the applicant must receive a preference point at no charge if the applicant applies for one of these seasons in the first draw and is unsuccessful. Preference points shall be applied to a subsequent initial drawing or may be used in a leftover license drawing application submitted by the applicant for the season in which the preference points were earned. No additional preference points may be issued if an applicant decides to use preference points in a drawing for leftover licenses and is unsuccessful in the draw. A person who obtains a leftover license using preference points may not acquire a preference point for that season.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21,  41-6-62.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:11 - Restricted sale of leftover licenses

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Upon consultation with the chairman of the commission, the secretary of the department may limit the sale of any big game hunting licenses remaining unsold in specific hunting units following a second lottery drawing if the secretary determines there has been documented unforeseen deaths or illnesses of the big game animals within the respective hunting unit.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-6-21.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:12 - Mentored youth big game license - Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A resident parent or guardian may purchase no more than one mentored "any antlerless deer" license or "antlerless whitetail deer" license, and one "doe-fawn antelope" license, and one fall "any turkey" license, and one spring "male turkey" license for a designated mentored youth as provided in SDCL 416-81. Mentored antelope licenses are valid in any open firearm hunting unit west of the Missouri River for private land only. No youth participating in a mentored big game hunt may apply for a regular season license for that corresponding species and season.41:06:23:01.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(12)(13),  41-6-81.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(12)(13),  41-6-81.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:13 - Designation of areas where free antlerless deer licenses can be used by farmers and ranchers

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Antlerless licenses authorized by SDCL  41-6-19.8 may be issued to any qualifying farmer or rancher for use in the West River, East River, Apprentice hunter, Youth, Archery, and Muzzleloading deer hunting units. Antlerless whitetail deer licenses will be available to qualifying applicants in hunting units which offer a deer license with multiple tags for antlerless deer in the lottery drawing for the East River and West River deer seasons. The requirements and equipment restrictions for each deer season apply to any free antlerless license issued.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:14 - Allocation of licenses to nonresident hunters

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An additional number of big game licenses may be issued to nonresident hunters for the West River prairie deer season, all west river prairie units for the spring wild turkey hunting season, the Black Hills unit for the fall wild turkey hunting season, the antelope hunting season, the Black Hills deer season, and any national wildlife refuge deer season and may not exceed eight percent of the licenses established in each unit.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:15 - Elk application requirements

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The following requirements and restrictions apply to all applications for license for the Black Hills elk season, the archery elk hunting season, and the prairie elk hunting season:
(1) Only a resident of the state may apply for a license;
(2) Except for a qualifying landowner-operator applicant, and except as provided in §
									41:06:01:09, a person who received an elk hunting license in this season in the first lottery drawing or the second drawing using preference points in any of the nine preceding years may not apply for a license under this chapter for the next nine years; and
(3) Fifty percent of the licenses are available to persons who qualify for landowner-operator preference under the provisions of SDCL  41-6-21. A minimum of 240 acres of land within an elk unit which has had at least 500 days of elk use since the last day of the previous application period is required to qualify. An elk use day is any day an elk feeds or waters on private land. For purposes of elk preference eligibility, members of the qualifying landowner-operator's family including grandparents, parents, spouse, children, children's spouse, or grandchildren who live on the ranch or in the closest community and have an active role in the ranch operation also qualify. Only one qualifying applicant per ranch unit per year may apply for a landowner-operator preference elk license in the first draw only. A ranch unit is described as all private property owned and leased for agricultural purposes by written agreement by an individual qualifying landowner in the state. A ranch unit may not be subdivided for the purpose of qualifying for more than one landowner-operator preference.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:16 - Purchase and accrual of preference points

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In lieu of applying for a license for any hunting season with a limited license allocation, a person who is eligible to apply for the license may apply for a preference-only unit.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(12).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(12)
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:17 - Access permits required for specific deer hunting units and public lands

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Any resident or nonresident deer hunter possessing an archery deer license valid on public land shall obtain and possess a free limited access permit to hunt hunting units or public lands described in §
									41:06:22:01.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:18 - Authorization for terminally ill residents to hunt deer, antelope and turkeys

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The secretary may authorize a resident who has been diagnosed by a licensed doctor of medicine to have a terminal illness that to a reasonable medical certainty is expected to substantially shorten the resident's life expectancy to hunt deer, antelope, or turkey. Hunting as so authorized shall take place during established hunting seasons unless the persons illness has advanced to a point which justifies the secretary to authorize the person to hunt outside established seasons. A resident under the age of twenty-six who has been diagnosed by a licensed doctor of medicine to have cancer or other life-threatening illness is eligible to receive such authorization. Authorization to hunt issued pursuant to this section shall allow the resident to take no more than one deer, one antelope, and one turkey and shall be issued on a once-in-a-lifetime basis for each species for which authorization is requested. The secretary may waive certain restrictions related to the hunting season or impose additional terms and conditions as necessary to facilitate participation by the resident.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:01 - Application for license › Section 41:06:01:19 - Sage grouse hunting permits - Procedure - Requirements

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Free hunting permits for the sage grouse season shall be allocated to resident hunters by lottery drawing through the initial draw. Permits remaining after the initial draw will be made available to resident and nonresident hunters on a first-come first-serve basis. To be eligible, all applicants for the sage grouse hunting permits will first need to procure a valid small game or combination license.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:02 - License forms and fees › Section 41:06:02:01 - License forms - Licensee to abide by license conditions

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The date of purchase and validation period shall be noted on a one-day fishing license, three-day fishing license, one-day small game license, nonresident small game license, and nonresident waterfowl license.
The migratory bird certification permit shall be issued in the form of a stamp or authorization code. If the permit is issued in the form of a stamp, the licensee shall affix the stamp to the licensee's hunting license and sign the licensee's name in ink across the face of the stamp immediately upon receipt.
A license and tag is valid only for the unit, season, and dates for which the license and tag was issued. No licensee may hunt, possess, or transport any wild animal in violation of the conditions of the issued license and tag.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(12)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(12)(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:02 - License forms and fees › Section 41:06:02:01.01 - Combination license

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In lieu of separate purchase, a combination license which combines the resident small game license and the resident fishing license may be obtained by a resident.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-10.1.
Hunting license fees, §
											41:06:02:03; Fishing license fees, §
											41:07:01:12.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:02 - License forms and fees › Section 41:06:02:01.03 - Replacement of lost or destroyed license, permit, or game tag

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Any license, permit, or game tag issued by the department and lost in the mail and not received by the applicant shall be replaced by the department at no cost. No license, permit, or game tag may be replaced unless the applicant completes an affidavit form provided by the department verifying that the license, permit, or game tag was not received by the applicant.
Any license, permit, or game tag issued by the department that has been lost or destroyed after receipt by the licensee, or any license that through the licensee's oversight is not in the licensee's possession, may be replaced at any time prior to the close of the respective hunting, fishing, or trapping season. In addition, a licensee may request a replacement of any license, permit, or game tag that has been issued but has not been received by the licensee. A replacement license, permit, or game tag may be issued by an agent appointed by the department following authorization from a department representative.
No license, permit, or game tag may be replaced unless the licensee completes an affidavit form provided by the department verifying that the license, permit, or game tag has been lost or destroyed; through an oversight, is not in the licensee's possession; or has not been received by the licensee and that no game animal or fish had been taken by the licensee as authorized by the license, permit, or game tag. Upon issuance of a replacement license, permit, or game tag, the original license, permit, or game tag becomes invalid. The original license, other than a license that is lost and destroyed or that is held at the department's licensing office, along with a copy of the affidavit shall be returned to the department's licensing office and postmarked within 10 days of getting the replacement license.
There is no administrative fee for replacement of lost or destroyed licenses, permits, or game tags.
License agents may, and the department shall, charge the license agent's fee established by SDCL  41-6-66.1 in issuing a permit in lieu of a lost license and any other authorized replacement licenses, permits, or game tags.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-55.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:02 - License forms and fees › Section 41:06:02:01.04 - License validity

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Any license is valid from December 15 preceding the printed year on the license to January 31 following the printed year on the license unless otherwise specified.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:02 - License forms and fees › Section 41:06:02:01.05 - Nonresident small game license - Change of hunting period

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If a nonresident small game licensee desires to change one or both five-day periods as specified on the licensee's nonresident small game hunting license, the licensee may change the period through the online license system or any authorized license agent. An online revision of a hunting period for a nonresident small game license shall be issued without payment of a license fee. An authorized license agent may charge the license agent's fee established pursuant to SDCL  41-6-66.1 for revising the nonresident small game license hunting period. A hunting period may not be changed if the time period desired to be changed has already commenced.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-6-10.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:02 - License forms and fees › Section 41:06:02:03 - Hunting license fees

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Hunting license fees are as follows:
(1) Resident predator/varmint license, five dollars;
(2) Resident small game license:
(a) Eighteen years of age and older, $27; and
(b) Under 18 years of age, five dollars;
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:02 - License forms and fees › Section 41:06:02:04 - Sale of lists of license holders

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The department may sell lists of license holders which contain the names and addresses of persons 18 years of age or older at the time of licensure. Upon receiving the commission's approval of a specific application for a list of license holders, the department may sell lists of the license holders to the applicant that contain the names and addresses of persons under the age of 18 at the time of licensure if the commission finds that the use of the list is not for the purpose of mailing information, solicitation, or any other use of mail and advertising services for the promotion or advertisement of any form of gambling, alcoholic beverages, or offensive or pornographic matters or materials. The department may sell a license list to an applicant without seeking commission approval if the commission previously approved a license list request from the same applicant for a similar purpose. License list requests from new applicants or for new uses shall be presented to the commission for approval.
General Authority:
SDCL  1-27-1.11.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  1-27-1.11.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:02 - License forms and fees › Section 41:06:02:06 - Fee for subscription and license holder lists

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A person, entity, or organization may request, on forms provided by the department, a list of subscription or license holders maintained by the department. The regular fee is $100 for each 1,000 names or portion thereof contained in each list of subscription or license holders that is sold and furnished to any person, entity, or organization. A person, entity, or organization may apply for an exception to the regular fee and pay a modified fee if approved by the commission. The modified fee shall be $100 for each list of subscription or license holders sold and furnished to the applicant. A governmental entity may obtain a subscription or license holder list free of charge. A political party or an elected official shall pay the established fee in order to obtain a subscription or license holder list.
General Authority:
SDCL  1-27-1.11.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  1-27-1.11.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:03 - Possession, processing and transportation of game › Section 41:06:03:01 - Tagging required

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The locking seal issued with each big game license, swan license, or special Canada goose license is an adhesive tag. The licensee shall sign the tag and date it by cutting out completely the month and day of the date of kill only. The licensee shall attach the tag securely around one leg of a mountain lion, turkey, swan, or goose. The licensee shall attach the tag securely to all hoofed big game animals:
(1) Around one hind leg between the hoof and ankle joint;
(2) Around the hock tendon directly above the ankle joint on one hind leg; or
(3) Around the base of the antler/horn.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(10).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(10),  41-6-22,  41-14-14,  41-14-16.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:03 - Possession, processing and transportation of game › Section 41:06:03:02 - Game bird transportation and packaging

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No game bird, including a wild turkey, may be possessed, placed in public storage, transported, or accepted for shipment unless the following minimum requirements are met for each listed species:
(1) Waterfowl shall conform to §
									50 CFR 20.36 (July 16, 2008) and §
									50 CFR 20.43 (July 16, 2008);
(2) Pheasants and grouse, unless processed at a wildlife processing facility and accompanied by the receipt, or at the domicile of the possessor, shall include at least one of the following attached: the head, a fully feathered wing, or a foot;
(3) Wild turkeys, unless processed at a wildlife processing facility and accompanied by the receipt, or at the domicile of the possessor, shall include the attached leg and foot bearing the tag issued with the license. Any person who lawfully takes a wild turkey may remove edible portions from the turkey while in the field and transport providing the person also has in their possession the beard, leg and foot with the attached tag until the bird has arrived at the domicile of the processor. Any person licensed to take "any turkey" is exempt from transporting the beard ;
(4) All other game birds, unless processed at a wildlife processing facility and accompanied by the receipt, or at the domicile of the possessor, shall include the attached head or an attached fully feathered wing.
If the head or wing is used for identification, it shall have sufficient plumage attached to allow for prompt identification of the game bird. Game birds, if frozen, shall be packaged no more than two per package in order to facilitate identification and count of species. No game bird may be transported by unlicensed individuals, unless accompanied by a valid transportation permit issued by the department. However, at the conclusion of hunting a licensed hunter may transport a game bird legally taken by another person to a wildlife processing facility if the bird is tagged with the name of the hunter, the hunter's address, the total number and species of birds taken, the date such bird was killed, and signature of the hunter.
For the purpose of this section, the term, grouse, includes sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse, and prairie chicken. Game birds are birds defined as small game in §41-1-1 and those birds enumerated in §41-11-4.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-14-4,  41-14-7.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:03 - Possession, processing and transportation of game › Section 41:06:03:05 - Game transportation permits

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Except as provided in §
									41:06:03:09, a nonlicensee transporting another person's legally taken game shall obtain a game transportation permit which is available without fee from any authorized department representative. This section does not apply to any person transporting another person's legally taken migratory game birds, as defined in §
									50 CFR 20.11 (a) (July 16, 2008), tagged in accordance with §
									50 CFR 20.36 (October 18, 2007).
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2),  41-6-22.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2),  41-6-22.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:03 - Possession, processing and transportation of game › Section 41:06:03:06 - Identification required for transportation of big game animal - Exception

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No person may possess in the field or transport a big game animal, except turkey, unless it is accompanied by the animal's lawfully tagged leg along with either the animal's head or a hind quarter with the visible external sex organs left naturally attached to it. Any person licensed to take "any deer," "any elk," or "any antelope" is exempt from transporting the animal's head or hind quarter if the lawfully tagged leg accompanies the animal for such license. However, the provisions of this section do not apply to a big game licensee who transports big game parts from the licensee's domicile to another location if the licensee possesses the big game tag or big game license entitling the licensee to the animal, or to big game that has been cooked or cured, by means other than freezing, for personal consumption.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-14-14.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-14-14.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:03 - Possession, processing and transportation of game › Section 41:06:03:09 - Gifting of game allowed - Conditions

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A licensee may gift game, or any part thereof, to another person if each of the following conditions are met:
(1) The game was lawfully taken, caught, or killed; and
(2) The number or amount of game gifted does not place the recipient in violation of any season, daily, or possession limit established for the species of game being gifted.
If gifting to an unlicensed person, the licensee shall gift the game at the domicile of the recipient. For the purpose of this section, the term, gift, means the voluntary transfer of game from any person to another person made without fee or consideration.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2).
Gifting of fish allowed -- Conditions, §
											41:07:01:07.02.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:03 - Possession, processing and transportation of game › Section 41:06:03:10 - Wildlife processing facility defined

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A wildlife processing facility is any person or entity that has a South Dakota sales tax license to operate a business that receives, possesses, or has in custody any wild animal, as defined in §41-1-1, belonging to another person for purposes of picking, skinning, cleaning, freezing, processing, or storage.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:03 - Possession, processing and transportation of game › Section 41:06:03:11 - Records required for wildlife processing facilities

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No wildlife processing facility may:
(1) Receive or have in custody any wild animal unless accurate records are maintained that can identify each wild animal received by, or in the custody of, the facility by the name of the person from whom the wild animal was obtained and show the number of each species; the date each wild animal was received; the name and address of the owner of each wild animal; the date each wild animal was disposed of; and the name of the person or business to whom each wild animal was delivered; or
(2) Destroy any records required to be maintained under this section for a period of one year following receipt of each wild animal; or
(3) Allow any wild animal, or parts thereof, to leave the facility without a receipt bearing the name of the facility, number and species of wild animal, and the name of the owner of each wild animal.
However, the provisions of this section do not apply to permitted birds harvested on a licensed shooting preserve.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2).
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:03 - Possession, processing and transportation of game › Section 41:06:03:12 - Inspection of wildlife processing facilities

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No wildlife processing facility may prevent any department representative from entering the facility during normal business hours and inspecting any wild animal, the records, and the premises of the facility.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2).
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:03 - Possession, processing and transportation of game › Section 41:06:03:13 - Sale of rabbit and squirrel skins

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The skins of cottontail rabbit, fox squirrel, grey squirrel, and red squirrel that have been lawfully taken by a licensed hunter may be offered for sale, sold, or purchased.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2).
Taking, possession, sale or transportation of wild bird or small game prohibited except as provided, SDCL  41-11-2; Sale of parts of protected bird prohibited -- Exceptions -- Violation as misdemeanor, SDCL  41-11-8.