South Dakota § 41-6-19 - Resident big game license--Privileges and fee--Violation as misdemeanor.
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§ 41-6-19. Resident big game license--Privileges and fee--Violation as misdemeanor.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a resident to hunt, take, or kill big game animals, except wild turkey, without a resident big game license, or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
A resident big game license shall permit the licensee to hunt game animals in the manner and to the extent provided in §§ 41-8-6 to 41-8-17, inclusive. The license fees for mountain goats and bighorn sheep in Custer State Park shall be established pursuant to § 41-17-1.1.
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0302 (7); SL 1941, ch 105; SL 1949, ch 90, § 5; SDC Supp 1960, § 25.0302 (6); SL 1968, ch 99, § 3; SL 1975, ch 263, § 5; SL 1979, ch 278, § 10; SL 1980, ch 284, § 1; SL 1984, ch 29, § 5D; SL 1984, ch 273, § 48; SL 1991, ch 337, § 12; SL 1992, ch 293, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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