41:06:09:01.  Grouse hunting season established. The grouse hunting season is open statewide, from sunrise to sunset, each day from the third Saturday of September through January thirty-first. For purposes of this chapter, the term "grouse" means sharptail grouse, ruffed grouse, and prairie chicken.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 18, effective September 16, 1975; 3 SDR 22, effective September 23, 1976; 4 SDR 15, effective September 15, 1977; 8 SDR 170, effective June 20, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 10 SDR 148, effective July 11, 1984; 11 SDR 172, effective June 27, 1985; 14 SDR 4, effective July 22, 1987; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 14 SDR 164, effective June 16, 1988; 15 SDR 193, effective June 20, 1989; 18 SDR 4, effective July 18, 1991; 26 SDR 162, effective June 14, 2000; 31 SDR 191, effective June 7, 2005; 32 SDR 203, effective June 5, 2006; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020; 47 SDR 137, effective June 29, 2021; 51 SDR 13, effective August 14, 2024.

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

    Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(17), 41-11-5.

    Cross-References:

    Combination licenses -- Issuance, SDCL 41-6-10.1.

    Resident licenses, permits, and stamps for hunting of small game, migratory birds, and migratory waterfowl -- Violation as misdemeanor, SDCL 41-6-16.

    Nonresident licenses and permits for hunting of small game and migratory birds -- Privileges -- Violation as misdemeanor, SDCL 41-6-17.