41:08:02:06.  Body grip trap restrictions. The following restrictions apply to the use of body grip traps commonly known as conibears:

          (1)  No person may set or operate above the water's edge of a stream, river, or other body of water a body grip trap with a jaw spread greater than eight inches; and

          (2)  On all public lands and public road right-of-ways statewide, no person may set or operate a body grip trap used in conjunction with any bait, lure, or scent with a jaw spread greater than six and three-quarter inches unless:

               (a)  The trap is recessed in a plastic, wood, or metal cubby a minimum of seven inches from the front edge of the cubby to the trigger of the trap; or

               (b)  The trap is set below the water's edge of a stream, river, or other body of water.

          Source: 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 13 SDR 26, effective September 10, 1986; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 30 SDR 21, effective August 25, 2003; 39 SDR 33, effective September 5, 2012.

          General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(14), 41-8-20.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(14), 41-8-20.