South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 41:06:16:04 Repealed. 41:06:16:04. Point values of ducks -- Coots excepted.Repealed. Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 2 SDR 18, effective September 16, 1975; 3 SDR 22, effective September 23, 1976; 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; 6 SDR 31, effective Oc…

41:06:16:05. Possession limit. The possession limit for ducks, including mergansers, is three times the daily bag limit for each species. A person may, at any one time, possess no more than 45 coots taken according to the daily bag limit. Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11,…

Rule 41:06:16:06 Repealed. 41:06:16:06. Season closed on canvasbacks.Repealed. Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 2 SDR 18, effective September 16, 1975; 3 SDR 22, effective September 23, 1976; 6 SDR 31, effective October 2, 1979; repealed, 10 SDR 23, effective Septe…

Rule 41:06:16:06.01 Goose definitions. 41:06:16:06.01. Goose definitions. The following definitions apply to goose species in the state: (1) Dark geese include all Canada geese, black Brant, and white-fronted geese; (2) Light geese include all other geese. Source: 9 SDR 37, effec…

41:06:16:07. Goose hunting season, conservation order, and August management take established -- Shooting hours -- Exceptions -- Open units -- Closed areas. The light goose hunting season is open statewide for one hundred and five consecutive days beginning on the last Saturday o…

Rule 41:06:16:07.01 Shotgun shell limit exception. 41:06:16:07.01. Shotgun shell limit exception. Notwithstanding subdivision 41:06:04:05(1), a person may take light geese during a Conservation Order with a shotgun which is capable of holding more than three shells. Source: 25 SD…

Rule 41:06:16:07.02 Federal migratory waterfowl stamp -- Exception. 41:06:16:07.02. Federal migratory waterfowl stamp -- Exception. Notwithstanding subdivision 41:06:04:05(3), a person may take light geese during a Conservation Order and Canada geese during an August Management T…

41:06:16:08. Special Canada goose hunting unit established -- Limited permits -- Application. Repealed. Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 2 SDR 18, effective September 16, 1975; 3 SDR 22, effective September 23, 1976; 4 SDR 15, effective September 15, 1977; 5 SDR 19…

41:06:16:09. Bag and possession limits on geese. The daily bag limit in Unit 1, as described in subdivision 41:06:16:07(1), during the goose hunting season may include no more than fifty light geese, eight geese that may be a combination of Canada geese and black brant, and three…

41:06:16:09.01. Tundra swan season established -- Open units -- Shooting hours. The tundra swan hunting season is open from the Saturday closest to October first through the end of the light goose hunting season as established in § 41:06:16:07 in the counties of Aurora, Brule, Be…

Rule 41:06:16:10 Certain roadways closed to hunting. 41:06:16:10. Certain roadways closed to hunting. Brown County Road 16, adjacent to Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Brown County, is closed to all hunting during the waterfowl seasons and Conservation Order. Source: 1 SDR …

41:06:16:11. Maximum number of nonresident waterfowl licenses -- Open units -- Dates -- License restrictions. The maximum number of nonresident waterfowl licenses to be issued by lottery is four thousand two hundred special nonresident waterfowl licenses, two thousand temporary n…

41:06:16:11.01. Nonresident waterfowl license purchase restrictions -- Unsold licenses. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may purchase only one nonresident waterfowl license for the fall-winter general waterfowl season each year. If nonresident waterfowl lice…

Rule 41:06:16:12 Waterfowl management area. 41:06:16:12. Waterfowl management area. That portion of Lake Sharpe including the water, islands, and bars within the water's edge from a north-south line across the reservoir through the dredged channel at the east end of Hipple Lake d…

Rule 41:06:16:13 Repealed.. 41:06:16:13. Nontoxic shot. Repealed. Source: 9 SDR 37, effective September 28, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 23 SDR 220, effective June 26, 1997; repealed, 38 SDR 101, effective December 5, 2011.

41:06:17:01. Snipe hunting season established. The snipe hunting season is open statewide, from sunrise to sunset, each day from September first through October thirty-first. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 2…

Rule 41:06:17:02 Repealed. 41:06:17:02. Open unit. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 10, effective August 7, 1975; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020.

41:06:17:03. Daily bag limit. The daily bag limit is five snipe. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 8 SDR 19, effective August 31, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020; 51 SDR 13, effective August 14, 2024. General Authority: SDCL 41…

41:06:17:04. Possession limit. A person may have in possession no more than fifteen snipe taken according to the daily limit in § 41:06:17:03. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 8 SDR 19, effective August 31, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effectiv…

Rule 41:06:18:01 Sandhill crane hunting season established. 41:06:18:01. Sandhill crane hunting season established. The sandhill crane hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset for 58 days beginning on the fourth Saturday of September. Source: 1 SDR 26, e…

Rule 41:06:18:02 Open unit. 41:06:18:02. Open unit. The unit open to sandhill crane hunting is that portion of the state lying west of a line beginning at the South Dakota-North Dakota border and State Highway 25, then south on State Highway 25 to its junction with State Highway …

Rule 41:06:18:03 Daily bag limit. 41:06:18:03. Daily bag limit. The daily bag limit is three sandhill cranes. Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020. General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)…

Rule 41:06:18:04 Possession limit. 41:06:18:04. Possession limit. A person may have in possession at one time no more than nine sandhill cranes taken according to the daily bag limit. Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 4…

Rule 41:06:18:05 Repealed. 41:06:18:05. Special permit required. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 18, effective September 16, 1975; 10 SDR 23, effective September 22, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; repealed, 33 SDR 212, effective June 4, 2007.

Rule 41:06:18:06 Repealed. 41:06:18:06. Nontoxic shot. Repealed. Source: 9 SDR 37, effective September 28, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; repealed, 38 SDR 101, effective December 5, 2011.

41:06:19:01. Black Hills deer hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses. The Black Hills deer hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset daily beginning on November 1 through November 30. No more than 5,000 one-tag deer …

41:06:19:02. Open Unit. The unit open to deer hunting in the Black Hills is Unit BHD-BH1. Unit BHD-BH1 is: those portions of Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, and Pennington Counties within a line beginning at the South Dakota-Wyoming border and Interstate 90, then easterly an…

Rule 41:06:19:03 Repealed. 41:06:19:03. Bag limit. Repealed. Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 6 SDR 31, effective October 2, 1979; 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 22 SDR 188, effective July 10, 1996; 30 SDR 189…

41:06:19:04. Special deer licenses. Special deer licenses valid November first through November thirtieth are available by lottery. The following is a description of the open units: (1) Unit BHD-BD1: those portions of Custer, Lawrence, Meade, and Pennington Counties within a line…

Rule 41:06:19:05 Repealed. 41:06:19:05. Issuance of special licenses -- Validity.Repealed. Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; repealed, 3 SDR 22, effective September 23, 1976.

Rule 41:06:19:06 Limit on licenses. 41:06:19:06. Limit on licenses. Repealed. Source: 3 SDR 22, effective September 23, 1976; 4 SDR 15, effective September 15, 1977; 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 14 SDR 40, effective Septem…

Rule 41:06:19:07 Repealed. 41:06:19:07. Application requirements and restrictions. Repealed. Source: 30 SDR 189, effective June 7, 2004; 33 SDR 1, effective July 18, 2006; repealed, 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012.

41:06:20:01. West River prairie deer hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses. The West River prairie deer hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day for 16 consecutive days beginning on the Saturday 12 days be…

Rule 41:06:20:01.01 Repealed. 41:06:20:01.01. Additional season dates. Repealed. Source: 30 SDR 21, effective August 25, 2003; 31 SDR 21, effective August 23, 2004; 32 SDR 31, effective August 29, 2005; 33 SDR 1, effective July 18, 2006; 36 SDR 21, effective August 18, 2009; 39 S…

41:06:20:02. Open units -- Exceptions. The following is a description of the open units: (1) Unit WRD-02A: those portions of Pennington and Meade counties within a line beginning at Interstate 90 at New Underwood, then northerly from New Underwood along 160th Avenue to Meade Coun…

Rule 41:06:20:02.01 Special any deer or any whitetail deer licenses -- Restrictions. 41:06:20:02.01. Special any deer or any whitetail deer licenses – Restrictions. The West River resident and nonresident "special any deer" license allocation is the greater of four percent of the…

Rule 41:06:20:03 Repealed. 41:06:20:03. Licenses valid only for the unit, number, and type of deer specified. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 78, effective June 19, 1975; 5 SDR 108, effective June 28, 1979; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 10 SDR 148, e…

Rule 41:06:20:03.01 Repealed. 41:06:20:03.01. Two-tag license restrictions.Repealed. Source: 10 SDR 148, effective July 11, 1984; 13 SDR 9, effective August 3, 1986; repealed, 14 SDR 14, effective August 6, 1987.

Rule 41:06:20:04 Repealed. 41:06:20:04. Application requirements and restrictions. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 78, effective June 19, 1975; 2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 3 SDR 87, effective June 26, 1977; 4 SDR 88, effective June 27, 1978, 6 SDR 129, effectiv…

Rule 41:06:20:05 Repealed. 41:06:20:05. Requirements and restrictions on Indian land.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 3 SDR 87, effective June 26, 1977; 9 SDR 158, effective June 14, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 14 SDR 14, effective Augu…

Rule 41:06:20:06 Repealed. 41:06:20:06. Designation of areas where free antlerless deer licenses can be used by farmers and ranchers. Repealed. Source: 37 SDR 18, effective August 16, 2010; repealed, 38 SDR 8, effective August 3, 2011.

41:06:21:01. East River deer hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses. The East River deer hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day for 16 consecutive days beginning on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. In ad…

41:06:21:02. Open units -- Exceptions. The following is a description of the open units and the maximum number and types of resident licenses available in each unit: (1) Unit ERD-01A: Minnehaha County. The portion of Minnehaha County east of Interstate 29, south of Interstate 90,…

Rule 41:06:21:02.01 Special any deer licenses -- Restrictions. 41:06:21:02.01. Special any deer licenses -- Restrictions. The East River resident "special any deer" license allocation is the greater of four percent of the total East River deer licenses which included an "any deer…

Rule 41:06:21:03 Repealed. 41:06:21:03. License valid only for unit, number, and type of deer specified. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 78, effective June 19, 1975; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 22, effective August 9, 1984; 12 SDR 14, effect…

Rule 41:06:21:04 Repealed. 41:06:21:04. Application requirements and restrictions. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 78, effective June 19, 1975; 2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 3 SDR 87, effective June 26, 1977; 4 SDR 88, effective June 27, 1978; 6 SDR 129, effectiv…

Rule 41:06:21:05 Designation of areas where free antlerless deer licenses can be used qy qualified farmers and ranchers. 41:06:21:05. Designation of areas where free antlerless deer licenses can be used by farmers and ranchers. Repealed. Source: 37 SDR 18, effective August 16, 20…