Title 41 — GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY

The Department of Game, Fish and Parks shall enforce the laws of this state involving the protection and propagation of all game animals, game birds, fish, and harmless birds and animals. Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0107.

While performing their lawful duties assigned to them by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, conservation officers and their supervisors have full power and authority to serve and execute all warrants and process of law issued by a court in enforcing the provisions of any law…

Any conservation officer, who is certified pursuant to §§ 23-3-39 to 23-3-45 , inclusive, or has been appointed on a temporary or probationary basis as permitted by § 23-3-41 , shall enforce every state statute: (1) Which is a crime under Title 22; (2) Which pertains to game, fis…

If any resident is arrested for a violation of any provision of this title, punishable as a misdemeanor, the arresting officer shall take the name and address of the person and information relative to the violation and issue the person a summons in writing to appear in court. The…

41-15-14 Seizure and disposition of contraband game and fish. 41-15-15 Seizure of hunting and fishing equipment for use as evidence--Return to defendant--Abandonment by failure to claim. 41-15-16 Repealed 41-15-16.1 Fish house or other shelter on ice of public waters--Seizure or …

Any person refusing to give written promise pursuant to § 41-15-11 to appear shall be taken immediately by the arresting officer to the nearest or most accessible magistrate. Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0114 as added by SL 1963, ch 134 ; SL 1977, ch 190 , § 605; SL 1991, ch 337 , § 86…

The Department of Game, Fish and Parks has charge of the seizure and disposition of any game bird, game animal, and fish, taken, killed, transported, or possessed contrary to law. Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0107 (6); SL 2009, ch 206 , § 88; SL 2021, ch 188 , § 2.

Any law enforcement officer may seize and hold, for the purpose of being used as evidence at any trial, any hunting and fishing equipment used in violation of the game and fish laws. Such equipment shall be returned to the defendant under the direction of the court or magistrate …

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0420; SL 1984, ch 273 , § 92; SL 2021, ch 188 , § 3.

Any fish house, enclosure, or other sheltering structure left upon the ice of any public waters of this state for any twenty - four hour period of time after the removal date established by rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission is deemed abandoned property and may be seize…

Any court having jurisdiction may, on complaint showing probable cause for believing that any bird, animal, fish, or skin of fur-bearing animals or any part of any such bird, animal, fish, or skin, caught, taken, killed, possessed, or controlled by any person, or shipped or trans…

Any bird, animal, fish, or the skin of any fur-bearing animal, or any part of any such bird, animal, fish, or skin, caught, killed, shipped, possessed, or controlled, contrary to any of the provisions of this title or any rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission, and any comp…

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0422 as added by SL 1969, ch 100 ; SL 2009, ch 206 , § 92; SL 2021, ch 188 , § 5.

All such officers taking or seizing any of the things defined in § 41-15-18 to be contraband shall without unnecessary delay report all of the facts attending such seizure to the secretary of game, fish and parks. Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0422; SL 1963, ch 135 , § 2; SL 1967, ch 85…

For the purpose of enforcing any of the laws under this title and the rules promulgated pursuant to this title, the courts of this state, and the conservation officers of this state, have jurisdiction over the entire boundary waters of the state, to the furthermost shore line. Co…

The secretary of game, fish and parks may sell at the highest market price obtainable any fur, fish, game animal, game bird, hunting equipment, fishing equipment, and other contraband that is abandoned or is deemed contraband as provided in §§ 41-15-15 to 41-15-18 , inclusive. Th…

Repealed by SL 2009, ch 212 , § 1.

The state's attorney, sheriff, constables, and other peace officers shall enforce the game and fish laws of the state. Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0119; SL 2009, ch 206 , § 84. 41-15-4, 41-15-5. Repealed by SL 1996, ch 254 , §§ 1, 2

Any person who possesses any game bird, animal, or fish shall, upon the request of any person authorized to enforce the game and fish laws of the state, permit the inspection and count of the birds, animals, or fish. Any motor vehicle, pickup camper, camper, or any conveyance att…

Any person who refuses to permit the inspection and count of any game birds, animals, or fish in the person's possession or who interferes with or obstructs any officer attempting to make such an inspection or count is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, § 25.9903;…

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0419; SL 2009, ch 206 , § 87; SL 2021, ch 188 , § 1. 41-15-9. Repealed by SL 1977, ch 190 , § 604

41-15-10.1 Law enforcement powers of conservation officers certified or appointed by law enforcement officers standards commission. 41-15-11 Summons issued to person arrested for misdemeanor--Release from custody on promise to appear--Bond required of nonresident. 41-15-12