South Dakota Administrative Code

41:06:64:01. Deer hunting season for resident disabled veterans established -- Eligibility. The disabled veteran deer hunting season is open statewide on private land from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset beginning on the second Saturday of September thr…

41:06:64:02. Number and types of licenses available -- Application process. A sponsoring nonprofit organization shall complete and submit an application to the department stating the name, address, and phone number of the sponsoring organization and the name of any landowner prov…

41:07:01:01. Definition of terms. As used in this article: (1) "Artificial lures" means flies, jigs, spoons, spinners, and plugs made of metal, plastic, wood, hair, feathers, and other inedible materials, but not fish eggs, moldable scented baits, naturally occurring foods, or ma…

Rule 41:07:01:02 South Dakota-Minnesota reciprocal access agreement. 41:07:01:02. South Dakota-Minnesota reciprocal access agreement. Residents of this state and residents of Minnesota may only fish the South Dakota-Minnesota boundary waters if they are in possession of a valid r…

Rule 41:07:01:02.01 South Dakota-Nebraska reciprocal access agreement. 41:07:01:02.01. South Dakota-Nebraska reciprocal access agreement. Any person possessing a valid fishing license or permit issued by this state or Nebraska, or who is legally exempted from license or permit re…

Rule 41:07:01:02.02 South Dakota-Iowa reciprocal access agreement. 41:07:01:02.02. South Dakota-Iowa reciprocal access agreement. If the state of Iowa grants reciprocal privileges to lawful South Dakota anglers any lawful Iowa angler may fish from a boat or either bank in the Sou…

Rule 41:07:01:03 Baitfish use restricted. 41:07:01:03. Baitfish use restricted. A person may not use or possess minnows or live baitfish at or adjacent to Lake Creek, Cedar Creek Dam No. 1, and Cedar Creek Dam No. 2 on the Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge in Bennett County. Sourc…

Rule 41:07:01:04 Repealed. 41:07:01:04. No fishing on downstream side of Big Bend Dam.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 3 SDR 40, effective January 1, 1977; readopted, 6 SDR 60, effective January 1, 1980; repealed, 8 SDR 19, effective August 31, 1981.

Rule 41:07:01:05 No-fishing zones. 41:07:01:05. No fishing zones. No person may fish by any method on or in waters posted by the department as protected spawn beds, rearing ponds, or other natural ponds used to rear or propagate fish or other no fishing areas which are clearly po…

Rule 41:07:01:06 Artificial lights. 41:07:01:06. Artificial lights. A person may use artificial lights while fishing with legal methods. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 60, effective January 1, 1980; repealed, 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; readopted, 26 SDR 85…

Rule 41:07:01:07 Transportation and storage of fish. 41:07:01:07. Transportation and storage of fish. No person may possess fish on the ice or transport dressed fish from the waters of this state to the person's domicile unless those fish can be readily counted. Two fillets are t…

Rule 41:07:01:07.01 Fish transportation permits. 41:07:01:07.01. Fish transportation permits. Except as provided in § 41:07:01:07.02, a person transporting another person's legally taken fish shall obtain a transportation permit which is available without fee from an authorized d…

Rule 41:07:01:07.02 Gifting of fish allowed -- Conditions. 41:07:01:07.02. Gifting of fish allowed -- Conditions. A licensee may gift fish, or any part thereof, to another person if: (1) The fish was lawfully taken, caught, or killed; and (2) The number or amount of fish gifted d…

Rule 41:07:01:07.03 Temporary possession of fish allowed for charitable and non-profit organizations -- Permit requirements. 41:07:01:07.03. Temporary possession of fish allowed for charitable and non-profit organizations -- Permit requirements. Legally possessed fish by licensed…

Rule 41:07:01:08 Maximum number of hooks and lines allowed. 41:07:01:08. Maximum number of hooks and lines allowed. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person may not fish with more than two lines with more than three hooks per line. Artificial lures constitute one ho…

Rule 41:07:01:09 Additional lines allowed for ice fishing. 41:07:01:09. Additional lines allowed for ice fishing. A person may not fish through the ice with more than four lines. Persons ice fishing on the South Dakota-Minnesota boundary waters may fish with no more than two line…

Rule 41:07:01:10 Repealed. 41:07:01:10. Liberalized fishing waters restrictions. Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 31, effective November 27, 1977; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 31 SDR 89, effective December 27, 2004; 38 SDR 116, effective January 10, 2012; 45 SDR 89, effe…

Rule 41:07:01:11 Introduction of fish and other species into state waters prohibited . 41:07:01:11. Introduction of fish and other species into state waters prohibited. No person may transplant or introduce a fish, mollusk, reptile, crustacean, or amphibian in any water in the st…

41:07:01:12. Fishing license fees. Fishing license fees are as follows: (1) Resident fishing license, thirty-one dollars; (2) Resident senior fishing license, age sixty-five or over, seventeen dollars; (3) Nonresident fishing license, eighty dollars; (4) One-day fishing license, …

Rule 41:07:01:13 Snagging prohibited -- Foul-hooked fish. 41:07:01:13. Snagging prohibited -- Foul-hooked fish. Intentional snagging of fish with any fishing tackle is prohibited except as otherwise specifically allowed by rule. Fish foul-hooked while fishing in a conventional ma…

Rule 41:07:01:14 High-grading of fish prohibited. 41:07:01:14. High-grading of fish prohibited. Any walleye caught and reduced to possession by placing it on a stringer or placing it in a livewell or other storage container may not be exchanged for a walleye caught subsequently. …

Rule 41:07:01:15 Repealed. 41:07:01:15. High-grading of fish prohibited on South Dakota-Minnesota boundary waters. Repealed. Source: 27 SDR 47, effective November 12, 2000; 43 SDR 89, effective December 29, 2016.

41:07:01:16. Ice fishing shelter removal deadlines. On South Dakota-Minnesota border waters no ice fishing house, fishing shanty, or other structure or shelter may remain upon the ice later than March 5 of each year, unless authorized by the secretary. After this date, a shelter …

41:07:01:17. Liberalized taking of silver carp, bighead carp, rough fish, smelt, and lake herring. Smelt and lake herring may be taken by hook and line, seines, lift nets, cast nets, and dip nets. Silver carp and bighead carp which inadvertently jump into any boat or are netted f…

Rule 41:07:01:18 Felt sole footwear prohibited. 41:07:01:18. Felt sole footwear prohibited. No external felt sole footwear including boots and waders may be used in the waters of the state, except that a state or federal employee or emergency personnel, including fire, law enforc…

Rule 41:07:01:19 Commercial take of white bass. 41:07:01:19. Commercial take of white bass. White bass are declared to be rough fish for the purpose of contract commercial fishing. A holder of a rough fish removal contract may take and sell white bass from waters and in amounts d…

41:07:01:20. Authorization for landowner to perform fisheries management activities -- Conditions. The Secretary may, without fee, authorize a landowner, or the landowner's designee, to conduct fisheries management activities on man-made impoundments that only inundate private la…

41:07:02:01. Inland waters. Unless prohibited by § 41:07:01:05, all species of fish, other than those listed in §§ 41:10:02:05 and 41:10:02:06, may be fished by hook and line year-round within inland waters. The following restrictions apply to inland waters: (1) In Clark County, …

Rule 41:07:02:02 South Dakota-Minnesota boundary waters. 41:07:02:02. South Dakota-Minnesota boundary waters. The fishing seasons in the South Dakota-Minnesota boundary waters are the same as established for inland waters. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 36, effective November…

Rule 41:07:02:02.01 South Dakota-Nebraska boundary waters. 41:07:02:02.01. South Dakota-Nebraska boundary waters. The fishing seasons in the South Dakota-Nebraska boundary waters are the same as established for inland waters except for the snagging season for paddlefish. Source: …

Rule 41:07:02:02.02 South Dakota-Iowa boundary waters. 41:07:02:02.02. South Dakota-Iowa boundary waters. The fishing seasons in the South Dakota-Iowa boundary waters are the same as established for inland waters. Source: 16 SDR 114, effective January 18, 1990; 46 SDR 116, effect…

Rule 41:07:02:03 Repealed. 41:07:02:03. Liberalized fishing waters.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 36, effective November 12, 1975; 3 SDR 40, effective January 1, 1977; 4 SDR 31, effective November 27, 1977; 5 SDR 46, effective January 1, 1979; 6 SDR 60, effective Ja…

Rule 41:07:02:03.01 Repealed. 41:07:02:03.01. Liberalized fishing. Repealed. Source: 27 SDR 13, effective August 27, 2000; 45 SDR 89, effective December 31, 2018.

Rule 41:07:02:04 Repealed. 41:07:02:04. Additional lines allowed on Missouri River.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 4 SDR 31, effective November 27, 1977.

Rule 41:07:02:05 Repealed. 41:07:02:05. Special management waters. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 36, effective November 12, 1975; 4 SDR 31, effective November 27, 1977; 7 SDR 69, effective January 25, 1981; 8 SDR 58, effective November 30, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 1…

Rule 41:07:03:01 Inland waters. 41:07:03:01. Inland waters. Except as provided in § 41:07:03:03, in inland waters no person may harvest in one day or have in possession at any time more than the following: (1) Five trout or salmon of any species combined, possession limit ten; (2…

41:07:03:02. South Dakota-Minnesota boundary waters. In the South Dakota-Minnesota boundary waters, no person may harvest in one day or have in possession at any time more than: (1) Six largemouth or smallmouth bass, or a combination thereof; (2) Six northern pike; (3) Four walle…

Rule 41:07:03:02.01 South Dakota-Nebraska boundary waters. 41:07:03:02.01. South Dakota-Nebraska boundary waters. In the South Dakota-Nebraska boundary waters, no person may harvest in one day or have in possession at any time more than the following: (1) Four walleye of any spec…

41:07:03:02.02. South Dakota-Iowa boundary waters. In the South Dakota-Iowa boundary waters, the daily and possession limits for all species are the same as those established for inland waters, with the following exceptions: (1) The daily limit for channel catfish is 10 and the p…

41:07:03:03. Daily, possession, and length limit restrictions on special management waters -- Additional restrictions described. Daily limit, possession limit, length limit, and additional restrictions on special management waters are as follows: (1) Catfish may be taken without …

Rule 41:07:03:04 Repealed. 41:07:03:04. Possession limit for one-day license. Repealed. Source: 10 SDR 48, effective November 22, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 23 SDR 87, effective December 3, 1996; repealed, 39 SDR 100, effective December 3, 2012.

Rule 41:07:03:05 Anglers restricted to one day's limit while on the water or actively fishing -- Exception, possession limits allowed while ice fishing. 41:07:03:05. Anglers restricted to one day's limit while on the water or actively fishing -- Exception, possession limits allow…

41:07:03:06. Daily and possession limit for nonresident family fishing license. Repealed. Source: 28 SDR 24, effective August 28, 2001; 38 SDR 116, effective January 10, 2012; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020; 47 SDR 137, effective June 29, 2021.

41:07:04:01. Snagging season in special management waters. The snagging season for all species of salmon is open on Lake Oahe from October first through November thirtieth. Source: 43 SDR 89, effective December 29, 2016; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020; 51 SDR 53, effective …

Rule 41:07:04:02 Maximum number of hooks and lines allowed. 41:07:04:02. Maximum number of hooks and lines allowed. The maximum number for snagging of Chinook salmon is one line with one hook per person. Source: 43 SDR 89, effective December 29, 2016; 46 SDR 116, effective April …

Rule 41:07:05:01 Snagging prohibited. 41:07:05:01. Snagging prohibited. Except as provided in § 41:07:05:02, snagging of all species of fish is prohibited. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 6, effective August 3, 1978; 5 SDR 46, effective January 1, 1979; 9 SDR 76, effective Dec…

41:07:05:02. Paddlefish season in special management areas. Any paddlefish angler eighteen years of age and older shall have in possession a South Dakota fishing license and nontransferable paddlefish permit and associated unlocked tag to take or attempt to take a paddlefish with…