South Dakota Administrative Code

41:07:08:02. Maximum number of hooks allowed on setlines and floatlines -- Mechanical devices prohibited. No more than twenty hooks may be attached to any setline. No more than one hook may be attached to any floatline. A person may not use a setline or floatline that operates by…

Rule 41:07:08:02.01 Size and construction of hoop nets and traps. 41:07:08:02.01. Size and construction of hoop nets and traps. Hoop nets and traps may not exceed an overall length of 18 feet or a width greater than four feet. No leads or wings are permitted on hoop nets or traps…

Rule 41:07:08:03 Repealed. 41:07:08:03. Minimum length of catfish. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 10, effective August 25, 1977; 10 SDR 62, effective December 22, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 16 SDR 114, effective January 18, 1990; 16 SDR 220…

Rule 41:07:08:04 Selling of catfish. 41:07:08:04. Selling of catfish. For purposes of inland waters of the Missouri River, catfish are considered rough fish. Hoop net, trap, and setline licensees taking catfish from the Missouri River and its impoundments may sell, barter, or tra…

41:07:08:05. Use of another person's hoop nets, traps, setlines, or floatlines. A person may not use or tend the hoop nets, traps, setlines, or floatlines of another person without the licensee present. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 10, effective August 25, 1977; 10 SDR 76, …

Rule 41:07:08:05.01 Repealed. 41:07:08:05.01. Baitfish prohibited. Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 58, effective November 30, 1981; 9 SDR 76, effective December 23, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 16 SDR 220, effective June 21, 1990; 37 SDR 112, effective December 8,…

41:07:08:05.02. Tending hoop nets, traps, setlines, and floatlines. 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 su…

41:07:08:06. Areas and restrictions on the use of hoop nets, traps, setlines, and floatlines. The following restrictions apply to 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 emplo…

Rule 41:07:09:01 Season. 41:07:09:01. Season. Bullfrogs may be taken year-round. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 38, effective January 1, 1975; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 30 SDR 99, effective December 22, 2003; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020. General …

Rule 41:07:09:02 Limit. 41:07:09:02. Limit. A person may not catch in one day more than 15 or have in possession at any time more than 30 bullfrogs. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020. General Authority…

Rule 41:07:09:03 Use of firearms. 41:07:09:03. Use of firearms. A person may not take bullfrogs with firearms. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 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)(21), 41-12-12. La…

Rule 41:07:10:01 Season. 41:07:10:01. Season. 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. Source: SL 1975…

Rule 41:07:10:02 Limit. 41:07:10:02. Limit. 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. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 1…

Rule 41:07:10:03 Turtle traps. 41:07:10:03. Turtle traps. 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 thei…

Rule 41:07:10:04 Restrictions. 41:07:10:04. Restrictions. 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. Source: 15 SDR 88, effective December 18, 1988; 22 SDR 82, effec…

Rule 41:08:01:01 Mink and weasel hunting and trapping season established. 41:08:01:01. Mink and weasel hunting and trapping season established. 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…

41:08:01:02. Muskrat trapping season established. The muskrat trapping season is open year-round west of the Missouri River, except in the Black Hills Fire Protection District, as described in SDCL 34-35-15. The muskrat trapping season is open from sunrise on November first throu…

Rule 41:08:01:03 Repealed. 41:08:01:03. Muskrat trapping season established in Black Hills Fire Protection District. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; 6 SDR 14, effective August 23, 1979; 7 SDR 2…

Rule 41:08:01:04 Repealed. 41:08:01:04. East River muskrat trapping season established. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 2 SDR 18, effective September 16, 1975; 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; 6 SDR 14, effective August 23, 19…

Rule 41:08:01:04.01 Muskrat hunting season. 41:08:01:04.01. Muskrat hunting season. The season is open statewide from sunrise on April 1 through sunset on August 31. The season is open to landowners and lessees, including School and Public Lands surface lease holders, on land the…

Rule 41:08:01:05 Repealed. 41:08:01:05. Muskrat trapping season restricted in certain East River counties. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; repealed, 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; readopted, 12 SDR 92, effective December 4, …

Rule 41:08:01:05.01 Repealed. 41:08:01:05.01. Experimental muskrat management area. Repealed. Source: 10 SDR 12, effective August 17, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; repealed, 12 SDR 22, effective August 21, 1985.

Rule 41:08:01:06 Repealed. 41:08:01:06. Opossum trapping and hunting season established. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; repealed, 7 SDR 21, effective September 15, 1980.

41:08:01:07. Beaver trapping and hunting season established. The season to catch, trap, or hunt beaver is open statewide and year-round, except in the Black Hills Fire Protection District, as described in SDCL 34-35-15. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 26, effective September 1…

Rule 41:08:01:08 Repealed. 41:08:01:08. Beaver trapping and hunting season established in West River -- Exception. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; 6 SDR 14, effective August 23, 1979; 7 SDR 21,…

41:08:01:08.01. Bobcat trapping and hunting season established -- Hunting restrictions -- Tagging requirements. The bobcat trapping and hunting season is open statewide from sunrise on December twenty-sixth through sunset on February fifteenth. Any trapper or hunter participating…

Rule 41:08:01:08.02 Skunk, oppossum, fox, raccoon, and badger trapping and hunting season established. 41:08:01:08.02. Skunk, opossum, fox, raccoon, and badger trapping and hunting season established. The season is open the year-round to hunt or trap skunks, opossum, gray fox, re…

Rule 41:08:01:08.03 Jackrabbit hunting season established. 41:08:01:08.03. Jackrabbit hunting season established. The jackrabbit hunting season is open the year-round. Source: 4 SDR 10, effective August 25, 1977; 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effe…

Rule 41:08:01:08.04 Repealed. 41:08:01:08.04. Fox, raccoon, and badger trapping and hunting season established. Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 108, effective June 28, 1979; 7 SDR 21, effective September 15, 1980; 8 SDR 19, effective August 31, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 198…

41:08:01:08.05. River otter trapping and hunting season established -- Harvest limit -- Tagging requirements. 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,…

Rule 41:08:01:09 Repealed. 41:08:01:09. Areas not open. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 18, effective September 16, 1975; 6 SDR 44, effective November 7, 1979; 7 SDR 21, effective September 15, 1980; 8 SDR 19, effective August 31, 1981; 10 SDR 12, effective August 17…

Rule 41:08:01:10 Transferred. 41:08:01:10. Transferred to § 41:06:02:03.

Rule 41:08:01:11 Permit required to trap in state park system -- Restrictions. 41:08:01:11. Permit required to trap in state park system -- Restriction. A person must have a permit issued by the park manager to trap in any area within the state park system during established furb…

41:08:01:12. Nonresident restrictions. Notwithstanding the season dates established in this chapter, a nonresident may not take any mink or weasel from February first through November thirtieth; or take any muskrat, beaver, or raccoon from March sixteenth through November thirtie…

41:08:02:01. Water-sets prohibited -- Dates -- Exceptions. 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 …

Rule 41:08:02:02 Repealed. 41:08:02:02. Flagging of muskrat houses prohibited. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 7 SDR 21, effective September 15, 1980; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, …

Rule 41:08:02:03 Trap checking required. 41:08:02:03. Trap checking required. 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…

Rule 41:08:02:04 Exposed bait prohibited. 41:08:02:04. Exposed bait prohibited. 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, …

Rule 41:08:02:05 Snare restrictions. 41:08:02:05. Snare restrictions. 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, suc…

Rule 41:08:02:06 Body grip trap restrictions. 41:08:02:06. Body grip trap restrictions. 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…

Rule 41:08:02:07 Repealed. 41:08:02:07. Possession and transportation of snares. Repealed. Source: 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 30 SDR 21, effective August 25, 2003; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020.

Rule 41:08:02:08 Restrictions on colony traps. 41:08:02:08. Restrictions on colony traps. 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 he…

Rule 41:08:02:09 Barbed hooks prohibited. 41:08:02:09. Barbed hooks prohibited. No barbed hooks or other similar sharpened instruments may be used as a method of taking furbearing animals. Source: 15 SDR 24, effective August 14, 1988; 30 SDR 21, effective August 25, 2003. General…

Rule 41:08:02:10 Pole traps prohibited. 41:08:02:10. Pole traps prohibited. 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. Source: 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 30 SDR 21, eff…

Rule 41:08:02:11 Repealed. 41:08:02:11. Trapping in muskrat houses prohibited. Repealed. Source: 19 SDR 17, effective August 12, 1992; 20 SDR 13, effective August 8, 1993; repealed, 21 SDR 14, effective August 3, 1994; readopted, 22 SDR 16, effective August 15, 1995; 30 SDR 21, e…

Rule 41:08:02:12 Possession of wild animals caught outside established season prohibited -- Immediate release or contact with department representative required. 41:08:02:12. Possession of wild animals caught outside established season prohibited -- Immediate release or contact w…

Rule 41:08:02:13 Traps to be rendered inoperable -- Removal of trapping devices. 41:08:02:13. Traps to be rendered inoperable -- Removal of trapping devices. All traps shall be rendered inoperable and all snares shall be closed to their permanent stop, or closed to less than two …

Rule 41:08:02:14 Repealed. 41:08:02:14. Traps and associated equipment prohibited on public lands open to trapping -- Dates. Repealed. Source: 37 SDR 18, effective August 16, 2010; 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020.

Rule 41:08:02:15 Use of live mammals or live birds prohibited. 41:08:02:15. Use of live mammals or live birds prohibited. 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. Source: 41 SDR 7, …

Rule 41:08:03:01 Repealed. 41:08:03:01. Affidavit and requirements for bounty collection. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020.