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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 41 - GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY
Chapter 8 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING SEASONS AND METHODS
Section 41-8-24 - Prohibited methods of hunting mink, muskrats and beavers-Violation as misdemeanor

S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-24

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Section 41-8-24 - Prohibited methods of hunting mink, muskrats and beavers-Violation as misdemeanor

No person may hunt any mink or muskrat with the aid of any dog, or dig, disturb, or molest any mink den or beaver house for the purpose of capturing any of these animals. No person may use poison, gas, or smokers of any kind to kill, take, or capture mink, muskrats, or beavers. No person may shoot or spear muskrats at any time except under permit as provided in § 41-8-23 or except as provided in § 41-8-24.1. Any violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

SDCL 41-8-24

SDC 1939, § 25.0801; SL 1941, ch 121; SL 1947, ch 113; SL 1951, ch 125; SL 1955, ch 86; SL 1959, ch 122; SL 1959, ch 123; SL 1961, ch 122; SL 1977, ch 190, § 565; SL 2009, ch 206, §54; SL 2012, ch 203, §2.