S.D. Admin. R. 41:08:02:01
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 or killer traps set in accordance with § 41:08:02:06 may be used for beaver statewide except the portion of the Black Hills Fire Protection District south of Interstate 90 and west of State Highway 79, except U. S. Forest Service lands.
No person may flag, mark, or otherwise attempt to claim a muskrat house on public land or waters before sunrise on November 1. No person may flag or mark any muskrat house during the muskrat season, except those houses containing an operational trap set.
The placing of any traps in or on any size of muskrat house is prohibited east of the Missouri River from March 16 through April 30.
Except as provided for in this section, no person may place any trap whether set or unset, stake, cable, chain, wire, or other device used for the purpose of attaching a trap, or otherwise attempt to claim or mark a trap site on any public road right-of-way or public land or water open to trapping within 30 feet of water from October 1 through the opening of the mink season.
S.D. Admin. R. 41:08:02:01
General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(14).
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(14), 41-8-20.