S.D. Codified Laws § 32-20A-12

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 32-20A-12 - Hunting from snowmobile prohibited-Coyote hunting excepted-Penalty

An individual may not chase, drive, harass, kill, or attempt to kill any game animal or game bird, with or from a snowmobile.

Notwithstanding the prohibition of this section, an individual may use a snowmobile in the taking of a coyote if:

(1) The individual is on property that the individual owns or leases or the individual is on the property as an invitee of the owner or lessee;

(2) The individual is at least eighteen years of age;

(3) The individual is not engaged in harassing the coyote;

(4) The individual is using a firearm to take the coyote;

(5) The snowmobile is stationary at the time the individual shoots or attempts to shoot the coyote; and

(6) No other individual is aboard the snowmobile.

A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

SDCL 32-20A-12

SL 1971, ch 182, § 10; SL 1989, ch 255, § 115; SL 2011, ch 145, §2; SL 2024, ch 119, §1.

Amended by S.L. 2024, ch. 119,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.