S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-31.1

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 41-8-31.1 - Use of crossbow for hunting big game during firearm season

The provisions of § 41-8-31 notwithstanding, any person who holds a big game license to take a big game animal during the firearm season may take the animal by using a crossbow in lieu of a firearm. As used in this section, the term, crossbow, means a device for propelling a bolt by means of traverse limbs mounted on a stock and a string. The crossbow may be drawn, held, and released by a mechanical device and shall have at least one hundred twenty-five pounds pull and have a working mechanical safety.

SDCL 41-8-31.1

SL 2014, ch 202, §1.
Added by S.L. 2014, ch. 202,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2014.