Statutes > South Dakota Statutes > Title 41 - GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY > Chapter 08 - Hunting And Trapping Seasons And Methods > Section 41-8-2 - Hunting or possession of big game prohibited except as expressly provided--Violation.

Section 41-8-2 - Hunting or possession of big game prohibited except as expressly provided--Violation.

41-8-2. Hunting or possession of big game prohibited except as expressly provided--Violation. Except as otherwise expressly provided, no person may pursue, hunt, take, possess, shoot at, kill, wound, or capture any big game animal within the limits of this state at any time. A violation of this section is subject to § 41-8-18.

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0701; SL 1941, ch 119; SL 1949, ch 98; SL 1953, ch 111; SL 1959, ch 121; SL 1967, ch 89, § 1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 555; SL 1980, ch 285, § 1; SL 1991, ch 337, § 38.