41:08:01:02.  Muskrat trapping season established. The West River muskrat trapping season is open year-round to trap muskrat in all counties west of the Missouri River, except in the portion of the Black Hills Fire Protection District south of Interstate 90.

          The Black Hills muskrat trapping season is open from sunrise on November 1 through sunset on April 30, to trap muskrats in the portion of the Black Hills Fire Protection District south of Interstate 90 and west of State Highway 79. The season is open year-round to trap muskrats in the portion of the Black Hills Fire Protection District north of Interstate 90.

          The East River muskrat trapping season is open from sunrise on November 1 through sunset on April 30, to trap muskrats in the portion of the state lying east of the Missouri River.

          Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; 6 SDR 14, effective August 23, 1979; 7 SDR 21, effective September 15, 1980; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 13 SDR 26, effective September 10, 1986; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020.

          General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(17), 41-8-20.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(17), 41-8-20.