S.D. Admin. R. 41:06:01:10
The department shall set aside for landowner applications, as described in § 41:06:01:07, fifty percent of any licenses that are limited in number and issued by application and computer drawing, for the Black Hills deer hunting season, the West River deer hunting season except for special buck licenses, the East River deer hunting season except for special buck licenses, the antelope hunting season except for special antelope licenses, the spring wild turkey hunting season, and the fall wild turkey hunting season. If an applicant is unsuccessful in drawing a license for a first-choice unit in the initial drawing for a specific season, the applicant shall receive a preference point for that season if the applicant chooses to purchase a preference point. The preference point fee must be waived for any person who is or was age 15 or younger in the same year when the preference point is acquired for any deer season described in § 41:06:01:08.01. Any applicant for the first combined drawing of these deer seasons who meets this same age requirement and has never drawn a first-choice license must receive an additional preference point upon submission of an application. For elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, and free access permits, the applicant must receive a preference point at no charge if the applicant applies for one of these seasons in the first draw and is unsuccessful. Preference points shall be applied to a subsequent initial drawing or may be used in a leftover license drawing application submitted by the applicant for the season in which the preference points were earned. No additional preference points may be issued if an applicant decides to use preference points in a drawing for leftover licenses and is unsuccessful in the draw. A person who obtains a leftover license using preference points may not acquire a preference point for that season.
S.D. Admin. R. 41:06:01:10
General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(12)(13).
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(12)(13), 41-6-21, 41-6-62.