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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:07 - Fishing seasons and methods › Chapter 41:07:08 - Hoop nets and setlines › Section 41:07:08:05 - Use of another person's hoop nets, traps, setlines, or floatlines

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A person may not use or tend the hoop nets, traps, setlines, or floatlines of another person without the licensee present.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14),  41-12-5,  41-12-12.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:07 - Fishing seasons and methods › Chapter 41:07:08 - Hoop nets and setlines › Section 41:07:08:05.02 - Tending hoop nets, traps, setlines, and floatlines

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
All hoop nets, traps, and setlines must be checked and emptied of fish prior to 12 o'clock midnight of the second full calendar day, while being fished.
All floatlines used for fishing must be under the direct supervision of and within the unaided observation of the licensee at all times.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14).
Fishing restricted to hook and line except as provided, SDCL  41-12-5; Fishing devices prohibited -- Landing nets and gaffs permitted -- Violation as misdemeanor, SDCL  41-12-12.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:07 - Fishing seasons and methods › Chapter 41:07:08 - Hoop nets and setlines › Section 41:07:08:06 - Areas and restrictions on the use of hoop nets, traps, setlines, and floatlines

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The following restrictions shall control the use of any hoop net, trap, setline, or floatline in the areas listed:
(1) In the South Dakota-Nebraska boundary waters, licensed anglers may employ no more than two licensed and tagged setlines with up to ten hooks each in the catching, taking, or killing of rough fish and channel, flathead, and blue catfish from January 1 through December 31 for noncommercial purposes in limits listed in §
									41:07:03:02.01. Up to six licensed and tagged hoop nets per person may be used in the taking of only rough fish. All catfish caught in hoop nets shall be immediately released to the water from which they were taken;
(2) A person may employ no more than six licensed and tagged hoop nets or traps and no more than six licensed and tagged setlines, and no more than ten floatlines in the catching, taking, or killing of unlimited numbers of rough fish and catfish, except blue catfish, from inland waters of the Missouri River;
(3) A person may employ no more than six licensed and tagged hoop nets or traps, nor more than six licensed and tagged setlines, and no more than ten floatlines in the catching, taking, or killing of unlimited numbers of rough fish and catfish, except blue catfish, from the western tributaries of the Missouri River; and
(4) A person may employ no more than six licensed and tagged hoop nets or traps, no more than, six licensed and tagged setlines, and no more than ten floatlines in the catching, taking, and killing of rough fish and catfish from Angostura, Belle Fourche, and Shadehill reservoirs. An unlimited number of rough fish may be taken and statewide catfish limits apply on these waters. Hoop nets and traps may not be used in these waters.
No catfish taken from the western tributaries of the Missouri River or Angostura, Belle Fourche, or Shadehill reservoirs may be sold, bartered, or traded. Use of whole baitfish as setline or floatline bait is prohibited.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(14)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(14)(17),  41-12-5,  41-12-6,  41-12-12.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:07 - Fishing seasons and methods › Chapter 41:07:09 - Bullfrogs › Section 41:07:09:01 - Season

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Bullfrogs may be taken year-round.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(21).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(21),  41-6-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:07 - Fishing seasons and methods › Chapter 41:07:09 - Bullfrogs › Section 41:07:09:02 - Limit

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A person may not catch in one day more than 15 or have in possession at any time more than 30 bullfrogs.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-6-35.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:07 - Fishing seasons and methods › Chapter 41:07:09 - Bullfrogs › Section 41:07:09:03 - Use of firearms

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A person may not take bullfrogs with firearms.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(21),  41-12-12.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(21),  41-12-12.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:07 - Fishing seasons and methods › Chapter 41:07:10 - Turtles › Section 41:07:10:01 - Season

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Turtles, except those identified in §§
									41:10:02:07  and 41:10:02:08, may be taken by lawful anglers year-round by hook and line, minnow seines, gaff hooks, spears, or by special turtle traps as defined in §
									41:07:10:03.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(14).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:07 - Fishing seasons and methods › Chapter 41:07:10 - Turtles › Section 41:07:10:02 - Limit

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The limit on all species of turtles, except those identified in §§
									41:10:02:07  and 41:10:02:08, is two daily with a possession limit of four for each species.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:07 - Fishing seasons and methods › Chapter 41:07:10 - Turtles › Section 41:07:10:03 - Turtle traps

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Turtle traps with mesh less than four inches square must have an opening at least six inches in diameter leading from it or an entrance opening suspended at or above the water level. Traps shall be clearly marked with their owner's name and address.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(14),  41-12-12.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:07 - Fishing seasons and methods › Chapter 41:07:10 - Turtles › Section 41:07:10:04 - Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A person may not buy, sell, barter, or trade any species of turtle. A person may not export snapping turtles for any purpose other than personal consumption.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(15).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(15),  41-6-35.
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 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:01 - Mink and weasel hunting and trapping season established

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The season is open from sunrise on November 1 through sunset on January 31 to hunt and trap mink and weasel in all counties of the state.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:02 - Muskrat trapping season established

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The West River muskrat trapping season is open the year-round to trap muskrat in all counties west of the Missouri River except in that portion of the Black Hills Fire Protection District south of Interstate 90.
The Black Hills muskrat trapping season is open from sunrise on November 1 through sunset on April 30 to trap muskrats in that portion of the Black Hills Fire Protection District south of Interstate 90 and west of State Highway 79. The season is open the year around to trap muskrats in that portion of the Black Hills Fire Protection District north of Interstate 90.
The East River muskrat trapping season is open from sunrise on November through sunset on April 30 to trap muskrats in that portion of the state lying east of the Missouri River.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:03 and 41:08:01:04 - East River muskrat trapping season established (Repealed)

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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:04.01 - Muskrat hunting season

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The season is open statewide from sunrise on April 1 through sunset on August 31. The season is open only to landowners and lessees, including School and Public Lands surface lease holders, on land they own or operate and to state, county, or township highway officials within public road right-of-ways are allowed to take muskrats during the season. Non-toxic shot shall be used if using shotguns.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14)(17),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14)(17),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:05 and 41:08:01:06 - Opossum trapping and hunting season established (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:07 - Beaver trapping and hunting season established

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The season to catch, trap, or hunt beaver is open statewide and year-round, except as provided in this section. The season is open from sunrise on November 1 through sunset on April 30 to catch, trap, or hunt beaver within the Black Hills Fire Protection District south of Interstate 90 and west of State Highway 79, except U. S. Forest Service lands where the beaver season is open from January 1 through March 31.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:08

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:08.01 - Bobcat trapping and hunting season established - Hunting restrictions - Tagging requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The bobcat trapping and hunting season is open statewide from sunrise on December 15 to sunset on February 15. Any trapper or hunter participating in the bobcat season east of the Missouri River is limited to one bobcat per trapper or hunter.
A bobcat taken shall be presented to a conservation officer or wildlife damage specialist for registration and tagging of the pelt within 5 days of harvest. Additionally, once the season has closed, a person has 24 hours to notify a conservation officer or wildlife damage specialist of any untagged bobcats harvested during the season. The pelt shall be removed from the carcass and the carcass shall be surrendered to the conservation officer or wildlife damage specialist. After the pelt has been tagged, it shall be returned to the hunter or trapper. Upon request, the carcass may be returned to the hunter or trapper after the carcass has been inspected and the lower jaw has been removed. A person may only possess, purchase or sell raw bobcat pelts that are tagged through the eyeholes with the tag provided by the department.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:08.02 - Skunk, opossum, fox, raccoon, and badger trapping and hunting season established

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The season is open the year-round to hunt or trap skunks, opossum, gray fox, red fox, raccoon, and badger.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:08.03 - Jackrabbit hunting season established

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The jackrabbit hunting season is open the year-round.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-3-1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:08.05 - River otter trapping season established - Harvest Limit - Tagging requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The river otter hunting and trapping season is open to residents in Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Davison, Day, Deuel, Douglas, Grant, Hamlin, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, Marshall, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Turner, Union, and Yankton Counties. The season is from sunrise on November 1 through sunset on December 31 or until 20 river otters have been harvested, whichever occurs first. A person is limited to one river otter per season.
Any person harvesting a river otter during the season shall notify the department within 24 hours of harvest. The entire carcass, along with the detached pelt, must be submitted to the department representative within five days of harvest. Once the season has closed, a person has 24 hours to notify a department representative of any untagged river otter harvested during the season. The tagged pelt must be returned. The carcass must be surrendered to the department and may be returned upon request. A person may only possess, purchase, or sell raw river otter pelts that are tagged through the eyeholes by the department, or, if harvested from another jurisdiction, properly and securely tagged with a tag supplied by the governmental entity issuing the license. If the governmental entity issuing the license does not issue a tag, other proof that the river otter has been lawfully harvested is required. Any river otter harvested 24 hours after the close of the season will be considered incidental harvest and must be surrendered to the department.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:09

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General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:11 - Permit required to trap in state park system - Restriction

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A person must have a permit issued by the park manager to trap in any area within the state park system during established furbearer seasons. Permits may only be issued for the period of November 1 through March 31 of the following year and are free. Permits may include conditions specific to the park for which the permit is issued. No permit may be issued for trapping in Beaver Creek Nature Area, Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, or Custer State Park or on any privately owned lands within those areas.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20,  41-17-1.1(1)(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-8-20,  41-17-1.1(1)(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:01 - Furbearer seasons › Section 41:08:01:12 - Nonresident restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Notwithstanding the season dates established in this chapter, no nonresident may take any mink or weasel from February 1 through November 30 or take any muskrat, beaver, or raccoon from March 16 through November 30 or take any bobcat from February 16 through the Friday preceding the second Saturday of January. No nonresident may use a dog as an aid in the taking of a raccoon.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:01 - Water-sets prohibited - Dates - Exceptions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may set a trap within 30 feet of water from October 1 through October 31. A live trap, snare, or trap designed specifically to catch raccoons may be used. Body grip or killer traps set in accordance with §
									41:08:02:06  may be used for beaver statewide except the portion of the Black Hills Fire Protection District south of Interstate 90 and west of State Highway 79, except U. S. Forest Service lands.
No person may flag, mark, or otherwise attempt to claim a muskrat house on public land or waters before sunrise on November 1. No person may flag or mark any muskrat house during the muskrat season, except those houses containing an operational trap set.
The placing of any traps in or on any size of muskrat house is prohibited east of the Missouri River from March 16 through April 30.
Except as provided for in this section, no person may place any trap whether set or unset, stake, cable, chain, wire, or other device used for the purpose of attaching a trap, or otherwise attempt to claim or mark a trap site on any public road right-of-way or public land or water open to trapping within 30 feet of water from October 1 through the opening of the mink season.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:02

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:03 - Trap checking required

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A trapper shall check all traps and snares in the field belonging to the trapper and remove any caught animal prior to 12 o'clock midnight of the second full calendar day east of the Missouri River, and prior to 12 o'clock midnight of the third full calendar day west of the Missouri River, following a previous check or when the trap was initially set. However, any trap or snare entirely submerged in water that remains set beneath the ice shall be checked and any caught animal removed prior to 12 o'clock midnight of the fifth full calendar day statewide, following a previous check or when the trap was initially set.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:04 - Exposed bait prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
No person may set a trap or snare within 30 feet of any exposed bait visible to airborne raptors. "Exposed bait" means the meat or viscera of an animal, bird, or fish with or without skin, hide, fur, or feathers.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:05 - Snare restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A snare must be equipped with a mechanical lock, a swivel device on the anchor end, and a permanent stop to prevent the capture loop from closing to a diameter of less than two and one-half inches. A snare, such as the Hopkins S-hook or the Kelly (Amberg) snare, that is equipped with a snare lock or device with a breaking strength of 350 pounds of pressure or less may be used in lieu of a snare with a permanent stop that prevents the capture loop from closing to less than two and one-half inches. A snare equipped with the breakaway lock instead of the permanent stop must be affixed to an immovable object solidly attached to the ground. Any person using a snare that is not equipped with a permanent stop must, upon request, submit the snare for a test of its breaking strength.
No snare may be set within a feedlot, pasture, cropland, or other fenced area containing domestic livestock without the permission of the landowner or tenant.
A snare must be attached by the swivel device directly to the anchoring device or by chain or cable between the swivel and the anchoring device. When the snare is set, the swivel must operate freely. The swivel device on a snare may not exceed four inches in total length. No snare may be attached to a drag-type anchoring device . No snare may be attached to any part of a fence along road rights-of-way adjacent to private land without permission of the adjoining landowner or tenant.
From May 1 to November 13, inclusive, no snare is permitted on public lands or within any improved road rights-of-way statewide.
No snare with a spring or other device that applies pressure to the locking mechanism may be placed on a Game Production Area or Waterfowl Production Area unless the snare is placed below the surface of water or ice.
No person may possess or transport snares which are not equipped in accordance with this section. However, a manufacturer may obtain a free transportation/shipping permit from a conservation officer permitting transportation or shipment of snares not legal in this state to customers in other states.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:06 - Body grip trap restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The following restrictions apply to the use of body grip traps commonly known as conibears:
(1) No person may set or operate above the water's edge of a stream, river, or other body of water a body grip trap with a jaw spread greater than eight inches; and
(2) On all public lands and public road right-of-ways statewide, no person may set or operate a body grip trap used in conjunction with any bait, lure, or scent with a jaw spread greater than six and three-quarter inches unless:
(a) The trap is recessed in a plastic, wood, or metal cubby a minimum of seven inches from the front edge of the cubby to the trigger of the trap; or
(b) The trap is set below the water's edge of a stream, river, or other body of water.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:07

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:08 - Restrictions on colony traps

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The size of colony traps used for muskrats may not exceed 36 inches in overall length. If using a round colony trap, the diameter may not exceed 12 inches. If using a box colony trap, the height may not exceed 12 inches and the width may not exceed 12 inches.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:09 - Barbed hooks prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
No barbed hooks or other similar sharpened instruments may be used as a method of taking furbearing animals.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:10 - Pole traps prohibited - Exception

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
No person may set or allow to be set a trap, snare, or similar device on a pole or post in a manner that may capture, injure, or kill a raptor.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14).
Taking or acquisition of raptors -- Trapping requirements, §
											41:09:06:21.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:11

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General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
East River muskrat trapping season established -- Exceptions, § 41:08:01:04.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:12 - Possession of wild animals caught outside established season prohibited - Immediate release or contact with department representative required

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Any trapper who finds a live wild animal in a trap or snare belonging to the trapper at a time when the established season is closed must immediately release the animal.
Any trapper who finds a dead wild animal in a trap or snare belonging to the trapper at a time when the established season is closed shall leave the animal undisturbed in the trap or snare and shall contact a department representative within 12 hours. The department representative may authorize the temporary possession of the wild animal until it can be surrendered to the department.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:13 - Traps to be rendered inoperable - Removal of trapping devices

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All traps shall be rendered inoperable and all snares shall be closed to their permanent stop, or closed to less than two and one-half inches if the snare is not equipped with a permanent stop, if the person responsible for checking the traps or snares is not actively trapping and checking them within the time frames as provided in §
									41:08:02:03. All traps and snares (set or unset), stakes, cables, chains, wires, or other devices used for the purpose of attaching a trap or snare shall be removed from public lands and improved road rights-of-way prior to September 1 of each year.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:14

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General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:02 - Trapping prohibitions › Section 41:08:02:15 - Use of live mammals or live birds prohibited

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The use of any live mammal or live bird to aid in the taking of a furbearing animal, predator, or varmint by a trap or snare is prohibited.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-8-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:03 - Bounties › Section 41:08:03:01 - Affidavit and requirements for bounty collection

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A person may not collect a bounty for any of the animals named in SDCL  40-36-15 unless the claim is completed on an affidavit described as follows:
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA)
)ss.
COUNTY OF)
I, ____________ of ____________ holder of the valid resident general hunting license number __________ (if landowner or occupant circle one) do solemnly swear that the following described animal(s), of which the complete skin(s) now are exhibited by me to the county auditor, have been killed by me in ____________ county and that true and correct information is given below concerning the facts relating to the killing of the animal(s).
Age-Adult
Kill Location
Method
Date
Bounty
No. Species
or Pup
Sec. Twp. R
of Kill
of Kill
Due
And I do further swear that no allowance or bounty has been received or paid for the killing of the animal(s) and that there is due me for killing such animal(s) the sum of $______.
____________ Claimant
Sworn to before me this __ day of __________ 19__. I certify that the above-named claimant presented the complete skin(s) to me on this date and that I have caused the complete skin of the lower lip to be removed.
____________ County Auditor
General Authority:
SDCL  40-36-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  40-36-21.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:05 - Possession of live furbearers › Section 41:08:05:01 - Possession of live fur-bearing animals prohibited - Exception

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A person may not possess live fur-bearing animals, as defined in SDCL  41-1-1, with the following exception: no more than one raccoon, jackrabbit, skunk, red or grey fox, or coyote per household may be kept as a pet under humane and sanitary conditions.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(11).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:05 - Possession of live furbearers › Section 41:08:05:03 - Purchase of live fur-bearing animals prohibited

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A person may not offer for sale, sell, or purchase a live fur-bearing animal.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(11).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:05 - Possession of live furbearers › Section 41:08:05:04 - Killing or release of fur-bearing animal required - Exception for pet

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Unless the animal is to be kept as a pet as provided in §
									41:08:05:01, a person who takes a live animal in the wild shall immediately and humanely kill the animal or release it.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(11).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:05 - Possession of live furbearers › Section 41:08:05:05 - Possession of physically altered fur-bearing animal prohibited - Exception

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A person may not possess a pet fur-bearing animal, as authorized by §
									41:08:05:01, which has been physically altered except for a de-scented skunk. Alteration includes, but is not limited to, the clipping of tendons and removal of teeth, claws, or other parts.
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 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:05 - Possession of live furbearers › Section 41:08:05:06 - Possession of live furbearer during closed season as prima facie evidence of unlawful taking - Burden of proof as to lawful taking (Repealed)

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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:05 - Possession of live furbearers › Section 41:08:05:07 - Seizure and disposition of live fur-bearing animals possessed unlawfully

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A live fur-bearing animal possessed contrary to this chapter or to statute shall be immediately seized by the conservation officer and shall be disposed of in the manner directed by the secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-15-14.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-15-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:06 - Aerial hunting › Section 41:08:06:01 - Permit and authorization required

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Except for employees and contract pilots of the department and persons exempted under SDCL  41-8-39.1, a person may not hunt fox and coyote from an aircraft unless the person has been granted a permit and authorization from an extension trapper, conservation officer, or other authorized representative of the department under the provisions of this chapter. The permittee shall obtain authorization from the department each time there is a depredation complaint to be addressed by aerial hunting.
If the permittee is unable to reach a department representative to obtain authorization and the depredation complaint requires a more immediate response, aerial hunting of fox and coyote may be conducted under the following conditions:
(1) The permittee shall leave a message on the answering machine of the department representative indicating the name and phone number of the person experiencing the depredation, the time and date of the call, the nature of the damage incurred, and the planned response; or
(2) If circumstances of the depredation complaint do not permit or allow for placing the call and leaving a message on the answering machine due to the inability to place the call or urgency of the depredation complaint, the permittee may proceed to hunt by aircraft provided the permittee notifies the department of the information required in subdivision (1) of this section within the same day.
Regardless of how the permittee obtains authorization from the department, the permittee shall obtain permission from the landowner or lessee prior to any aerial hunting and each time there is a depredation complaint.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14),  41-8-39.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  40-36-9,  41-2-18(2)(14),  41-8-39.1,  41-8-39.2.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:06 - Aerial hunting › Section 41:08:06:02 - Application - Contents - Submission

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A person who desires a permit to hunt fox and coyote from an aircraft shall submit a completed aerial hunting application to the department in Pierre giving the person's name, address, phone number, hunting license number, county or counties where hunting will occur, and any other information requested on the application prepared by the department which the department deems necessary to comply with the provisions of SDCL chapter 41-8 and ARSD 41:08:06.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  40-36-9,  41-2-18(2)(14),  41-8-39.2.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:06 - Aerial hunting › Section 41:08:06:03 - County permits - Selection

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The department may subjectively determine the number of contracts and permits in a county, may assign more than one county to a permittee, and may subjectively select the permittees contracted. The secretary may make assignment exceptions to effect cooperative agreements between the department and organized predator control districts.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  40-36-9,  41-2-18(2)(14),  41-8-39.2.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:06 - Aerial hunting › Section 41:08:06:04 - Expiration of permits

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Permits expire on August 31.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-8-39.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-8-39.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:06 - Aerial hunting › Section 41:08:06:06 - Hunting area limited

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A permittee may aerial hunt only in the counties permitted in the contract. A permittee may not aerial hunt upon or over any private land or any state or federal land, except as authorized by a department representative or as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
A permittee may aerial hunt upon or over land owned or managed by the Office of School and Public Lands, without prior authorization by a department representative except that such land is closed to aerial hunting for four consecutive days beginning three days prior to the opening day of any local prairie elk, antelope, or deer firearm hunting season, as provided in article 41:06. For purposes of this section, the phrase, deer firearm hunting season, does not include the mentored, youth, or apprentice deer season, as provided for in chapter 41:06:44 or seasons restricted to the use of muzzleloading rifles, as provided for in chapters 41:06:36 and 41:06:45. A landowner pilot who has obtained a permit from the department may aerial hunt land the pilot owns or leases, including land leased from the Office of School and Public Lands, and up to four miles onto any contiguous private land or land leased from the Office of School and Public Lands, with written permission of the respective owner or lessee of the contiguous land. No contact with the department for authorization is necessary.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14),  41-8-39.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  40-36-9,  41-2-18(2)(14),  41-8-39.1,  41-8-39.2.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:06 - Aerial hunting › Section 41:08:06:06.01

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General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(14).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  40-36-9,  41-2-18(2)(14),  41-8-39.2.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:06 - Aerial hunting › Section 41:08:06:07 - Daily record required

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A permittee shall maintain a daily record which shows the number of fox and coyote taken and the area where they were taken.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18, 14-8-39.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  40-36-9,  41-2-18,  41-8-39.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:06 - Aerial hunting › Section 41:08:06:08 - Quarterly reporting required

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A permittee shall file a report at the department Pierre office within 15 days after each calendar quarter. The report shall state the numbers of foxes and coyotes taken under the permit during the quarter. If no animals were taken, the report shall so state.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18, 14-8-39.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  40-36-9,  41-2-18, 14-8-39.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:08 - Furbearer seasons and methods › Chapter 41:08:06 - Aerial hunting › Section 41:08:06:09

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General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  40-36-9,  41-2-18,  41-8-39.2.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:09 - Special permits and licenses › Chapter 41:09:01 - Private shooting preserves › Section 41:09:01:01 - Operation plan to be submitted with application

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A person submitting an application for a shooting preserve permit shall submit with the application a detailed plan of operation for the proposed private shooting preserve for approval of the department.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(13)(16),  41-10-3.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(13)(16),  41-10-2,  41-10-3.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:09 - Special permits and licenses › Chapter 41:09:01 - Private shooting preserves › Section 41:09:01:02 - Release of male birds required - Harvest limited

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A permittee must release a minimum of 600 male pheasants on each of the permittee's shooting preserves. However, the required minimum release is reduced to 300 male pheasants on each of the permittee's shooting preserves if the permittee has not received a shooting preserve operating permit any time prior to the current permit or no portion of land contained within the current permit has been a part of a previously permitted shooting preserve.
Only male birds released from August 1 to March 31, inclusive, may be counted toward the required minimum and included on the game release records. A shooting preserve may release hens; however, no such hens released may be shot. Pheasants released must be Chinese ring-necked pheasants. "Jumbo" Chinese ring-necked pheasants may not be released. Turkeys released must be wild turkeys as defined by 41:06:00.01:02. Prior to any harvest, birds of that species must be released on the preserve. At no time following the required releases may a permittee allow the number of wild and released birds harvested to exceed 100 percent of the number of birds which have been released. All birds must be healthy when released.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(16).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(16),  41-10-2,  41-10-14.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:09 - Special permits and licenses › Chapter 41:09:01 - Private shooting preserves › Section 41:09:01:02.01 - Notification required prior to release of birds

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A preserve permittee shall make personal contact with the local conservation officer to verify the bird marking method, planned date of any release, and the number of each bird species to be released.
Prior to the initial release of any of the permittee's permitted bird species, the permittee shall do one of the following:
(1) Make personal contact with the conservation officer at least 48 hours prior to any planned release;
(2) Leave a phone message the conservation officer at least 48 hours prior to any planned release;
(3) Send written correspondence to the conservation officer postmarked four days prior to any planned release;
(4) Send a message to the conservation officer's state email address at least 48 hours prior to any planned release; or
(5) Reach a verbal or written agreement with the local conservation officer concerning notification of any release.
If the permittee has made contact pursuant to this section and no response is received from the local conservation officer, the permittee may proceed with the planned release without further notification.
With regard to any subsequent release of each species, notification shall be made pursuant to an agreement between the permittee and the local conservation officer.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(16).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(16),  41-10-2,  41-10-10.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:09 - Special permits and licenses › Chapter 41:09:01 - Private shooting preserves › Section 41:09:01:03 - Birds that may be released - Minimum release age - Marking of birds

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Any bird released on a shooting preserve must be at least 15 weeks of age at the time of release. Except for partridge and quail, any game bird or wild turkey propagated, possessed, or released on the premises described in the preserve permit must have one front toe or one hind toe on either foot removed back to the first joint including the nail before becoming six weeks of age. An anti-pecking device affixed to the bird before it is six weeks old and worn by the bird until it is at least 15 weeks old is acceptable in lieu of toe clipping if the anti-pecking device leaves a permanent, easily identifiable mark through the nares.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(16).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(16),  41-10-2,  41-10-10.