South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 41:06:23:07 Repealed. 41:06:23:07. Antelope reduction season.Repealed. Source: 9 SDR 56, effective November 7, 1982; repealed, 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984.

Rule 41:06:23:08 Repealed. 41:06:23:08. Reduction season units -- Number of licenses.Repealed. Source: 9 SDR 56, effective November 7, 1982; repealed, 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984.

Rule 41:06:23:09 Repealed. 41:06:23:09. Application requirements and restrictions for reduction season.Repealed. Source: 9 SDR 56, effective November 7, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; repealed, 12 SDR 22, effective August 21, 1985.

41:06:24:01. Archery antelope hunting season established -- Open area -- Number and type of licenses available. The archery antelope hunting season is open in those areas of the state with a firearm antelope season from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset e…

Rule 41:06:24:02 Repealed. 41:06:24:02. Open units -- Number and type of licenses.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 78, effective June 19, 1975; 2 SDR 74, effective May 18, 1976; 4 SDR 88, effective June 27, 1978; 7 SDR 128, effective July 13, 1981; 8 SDR 162, effectiv…

Rule 41:06:24:03 Repealed. 41:06:24:03. Bag and possession limit -- Archery only. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 78, effective June 19, 1975; 6 SDR 129, effective July 13, 1980; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 13 SDR 192, effective June 22, 1987; 15 S…

Rule 41:06:24:04 Application requirements and restrictions. 41:06:24:04. Application requirements and restrictions. A person may apply for and receive no more than one archery antelope license. Source: 16 SDR 220, effective June 21, 1990; 20 SDR 204, effective June 7, 1994; 24 SD…

41:06:25:01. Custer State Park antelope hunting season established -- Number and type of license. The Custer State Park antelope hunting season is open in Custer State Park from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset, for sixteen consecutive days, beginning on…

41:06:25:02. Number of licenses -- Type -- Dates. Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 12, effective August 21, 1978; 6 SDR 14, effective August 23, 1979; 8 SDR 15, effective August 19, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 10 SDR 120, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 156, effect…

Rule 41:06:25:03 Repealed. 41:06:25:03. License valid for dates and types specified. Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 12, effective August 21, 1978; 6 SDR 14, effective August 23, 1979; 8 SDR 15, effective August 19, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; repealed, 39 SDR 10…

Rule 41:06:25:04 Repealed. 41:06:25:04. Applications -- Lottery. Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 12, effective August 21, 1978; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; repealed, 36 SDR 39, effective September 23, 2009.

41:06:26:01. Black Hills elk hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses -- Season dates. The Black Hills elk hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day of the season. No more than eight hundred "any elk" licenses…

41:06:26:02. Open units. The following is a description of the open units for the Black Hills elk hunting season: (1) Units BHE-H1A and BHE-H1B: the portion of Lawrence County within a line beginning at the junction of the South Dakota-Wyoming border and Interstate 90, then easte…

Rule 41:06:26:03 Repealed 41:06:26:03. Licenses valid for type of elk and unit specified. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 10, effective August 7, 1975; 4 SDR 10, effective August 25, 1977; 6 SDR 3, effective July 23, 1979; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 198…

Rule 41:06:26:04 Repealed. 41:06:26:04. Application requirements and restrictions. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 10, effective August 7, 1975; 3 SDR 13, effective August 25, 1976; 6 SDR 3, effective July 23, 1979; 7 SDR 15, effective August 25, 1980; 8 SDR 15, effe…

Rule 41:06:26:05 Raffle elk license valid for established seasons in open Black Hills units. 41:06:26:05. (Effective January 1, 2013) Raffle elk license valid for established seasons in open Black Hills units. The elk license won by the successful entrant in the raffle referenced…

Rule 41:06:26:06 Antlerless elk contingency licenses -- Maximum licenses. 41:06:26:06. Antlerless elk contingency licenses -- Maximum licenses. As deemed necessary for elk management in the Black Hills, the commission by resolution may allocate antlerless elk contingency licenses…

Rule 41:06:26:07 Eligibility for antlerless elk contingency licenses -- Application procedure and selection. 41:06:26:07. Eligibility for antlerless elk contingency licenses -- Application procedure and selection. Only a resident who was not issued an elk license from any regular…

41:06:27:01. Custer State Park elk hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses -- Season dates. The Custer State Park elk hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day of the season and is restricted by chapter 41:06…

Rule 41:06:27:02 Open unit. 41:06:27:02. Open unit. The unit open to elk hunting under this chapter is Unit CUE-CU1. Unit CUE-CU1 is open within the boundaries of Custer State Park. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 10, effective August 7, 1975; 3 SDR 13, effective August 25, 19…

Rule 41:06:27:02.01 One elk license available by raffle. 41:06:27:02.01. One elk license available by raffle. One of the elk licenses allowed in § 41:06:27:01 may be provided to a successful entrant in a raffle to be conducted by a nonprofit organization organized for and devoted…

Rule 41:06:27:02.02 Criteria for selection by commission of exempt organization. 41:06:27:02.02. Criteria for selection by commission of exempt organization. Any organization meeting the basic requirements in § 41:06:27:02.01 may apply for selection as the participant in the raff…

Rule 41:06:27:02.03 Application procedures. 41:06:27:02.03. Application procedures. An organization interested in applying for selection as the participant in the elk license raffle shall forward its application to the department at its main office on a form provided by the depar…

Rule 41:06:27:02.04 Application deadline. 41:06:27:02.04. Application deadline. The completed application under § 41:06:27:02.03 must be received by the department by June 30 of the year preceding the license year. Source: 17 SDR 12, effective July 31, 1990; 18 SDR 223, effective…

Rule 41:06:27:02.05 Selection of organization by commission. 41:06:27:02.05. Selection of organization by commission. The commission shall review and evaluate the information contained in the applications according to the criteria listed in § 41:06:27:02.02 and shall select the p…

Rule 41:06:27:02.06 Execution of agreement on participation in elk license raffle -- Contents of agreement. 41:06:27:02.06. Execution of agreement on participation in elk license raffle -- Contents of agreement. The participant selected and the commission shall enter into an agre…

41:06:27:02.07. Eligibility of successful entrant for other elk licenses. Repealed. Source: 17 SDR 12, effective July 31, 1990; 18 SDR 223, effective July 13, 1992; 24 SDR 156, effective May 17, 1998; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020; 51 SDR 13, effective August 14, 2024.…

Rule 41:06:27:03 Repealed. 41:06:27:03. License valid for dates and types specified. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 15, effective August 25, 1980; 8 SDR 15, effective August 19, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 24 SDR 156, effective May 17, 1998;…

Rule 41:06:27:04 Repealed. 41:06:27:04. Applications -- Lottery.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 3, effective July 23, 1979; repealed, 7 SDR 15, effective August 25, 1980.

Rule 41:06:27:05 Repealed. 41:06:27:05. Mandatory inspection. Repealed. Source: 18 SDR 4, effective July 18, 1991; 24 SDR 156, effective May 17, 1998; repealed, 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012.

41:06:28:01. Custer State Park early archery elk hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses -- Season dates. The Custer State Park early archery elk hunting season is open one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day and is restricted by chap…

Rule 41:06:28:02 Open unit. 41:06:28:02. Open unit. The unit open to elk hunting under this chapter is Unit CEE-CU1. Unit CEE-CU1 is open within the boundaries of Custer State Park. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 3 SDR 13, effective August 25, 1976; 4 SDR 10, effective August 15, 1…

Rule 41:06:28:03 Repealed. 41:06:28:03. Bag and possession limit -- Archery only. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 15, effective August 25, 1980; 8 SDR 15, effective August 19, 1981; 9 SDR 158, effective June 14, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 20…

Rule 41:06:28:04 Repealed. 41:06:28:04. Applications -- Preference -- Lottery.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 3 SDR 13, effective August 25, 1976; repealed, 7 SDR 15, effective August 25, 1980.

Rule 41:06:28:05 Repealed. 41:06:28:05. Mandatory inspection. Repealed. Source: 17 SDR 188, effective June 13, 1991; repealed, 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012.

Rule 41:06:29:01 Mountain goat hunting season established. 41:06:29:01. Mountain goat hunting season established. The mountain goat hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day beginning on September 1 through December 31. Source…

Rule 41:06:29:02 Open unit. 41:06:29:02. Open unit. The unit open to mountain goat hunting under this chapter is Unit BMG-BG1 and includes those portions of Pennington and Custer Counties west of Highway 79 except Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Jewel Cave National Monument, an…

41:06:29:03. Number and type of licenses available. No licenses may be issued in Unit BMG-BG1. Source: 2 SDR 74, effective May 18, 1976; 3 SDR 87, effective June 26, 1977; repealed, 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; readopted, 12 SDR 22, effective August 21, 1985; 13 SDR 26…

Rule 41:06:29:04 Application requirements and restrictions. 41:06:29:04. Application requirements and restrictions. Application for license may be made by any resident who has not been previously issued a mountain goat license in this state. Source: 2 SDR 74, effective May 18, 19…

Rule 41:06:29:05 Mandatory briefing and checkin. 41:06:29:05. Mandatory briefing and checkin. All licensees are required to attend an orientation meeting preceding the opening day of the season at the regional office in Rapid City. All successful hunters must submit their mountai…

41:06:34:01. Cottontail rabbit hunting season established. Except as provided in § 41:06:34:04, the cottontail rabbit hunting season is open statewide, from sunrise to sunset, each day from September first through March thirty-first. Source: 1 SDR 60, effective February 26, 1975;…

Rule 41:06:34:02 Reoeaked. 41:06:34:02. Open area. Repealed. Source: 1 SDR 60, effective February 26, 1975; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 32 SDR 203, effective June 5, 2006; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020.

Rule 41:06:34:03 Bag and possession limits. 41:06:34:03. Bag and possession limits. A person may not take more than ten cottontail rabbits in any one day or possess more than 30 cottontail rabbits taken according to the daily limit, except as provided in § 41:06:34:04. Source: 1 …

Rule 41:06:34:04 Landowners and guests of landowners exempted. 41:06:34:04. Landowners and guests of landowners exempted. The limitations and restrictions established under this chapter do not apply to any landowner who hunts cottontail rabbits on property owned by the landowner …

41:06:35:01. Tree squirrel hunting season established. The tree squirrel hunting season is open statewide, from sunrise to sunset, each day from September first through March thirty-first. Only red squirrel, gray squirrel, and fox squirrel may be hunted pursuant to this chapter. …

Rule 41:06:35:02 Repealed. 41:06:35:02. Open area. Repealed. Source: 1 SDR 60, effective February 26, 1975; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020.

Rule 41:06:35:03 Bag and possession limits. 41:06:35:03. Bag and possession limits. A person may not take more than five tree squirrels in one day or possess more than 15 tree squirrels taken according to the daily limit. Source: 1 SDR 60, effective February 26, 1975; 10 SDR 76, …

41:06:36:01. Sand Lake deer hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses. The Sand Lake deer hunting season is open within the boundaries of the Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset daily as provided in § …

41:06:36:01.01. Lacreek deer hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses. The Lacreek deer hunting season is open within the boundaries of the Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset daily as provided in § 41:…

41:06:36:01.02. Waubay deer hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses. The Waubay deer hunting season is open within the boundaries of the Waubay National Wildlife Refuge and the Waubay State Game Bird Refuge from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour afte…