AN ACT
ENTITLED, An Act to
authorize the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to revise the expiration
date of certain hunting licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 41-6-13 be amended to read as follows:
41-6-13. A resident hunting license may be issued only to a resident sixteen years of age or older. However, the parent or guardian of a resident who is less than sixteen years of age and meets the age requirements of § 41-6-12 may apply for the license for such person. If a license is granted on the application, the license authorizes hunting by the person only if accompanied by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult and is valid for the license year as provided by the applicable license and rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission pursuant to chapter 1-26. The requirement to be accompanied by an adult no longer applies when the licensee attains sixteen years of age. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Section 2. That § 41-6-30 be amended to read as follows:
41-6-30. Except as provided in this section, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a nonresident to hunt, take, or kill jackrabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, chipmunks, coyotes, red fox, grey fox, skunk, crow, porcupine, English house sparrow, European starling, unbanded undomesticated pigeon (rock dove), or marmot, without a nonresident predator/varmint license or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 41-6-13 be amended to read as follows:
41-6-13. A resident hunting license may be issued only to a resident sixteen years of age or older. However, the parent or guardian of a resident who is less than sixteen years of age and meets the age requirements of § 41-6-12 may apply for the license for such person. If a license is granted on the application, the license authorizes hunting by the person only if accompanied by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult and is valid for the license year as provided by the applicable license and rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission pursuant to chapter 1-26. The requirement to be accompanied by an adult no longer applies when the licensee attains sixteen years of age. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Section 2. That § 41-6-30 be amended to read as follows:
41-6-30. Except as provided in this section, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a nonresident to hunt, take, or kill jackrabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, chipmunks, coyotes, red fox, grey fox, skunk, crow, porcupine, English house sparrow, European starling, unbanded undomesticated pigeon (rock dove), or marmot, without a nonresident predator/varmint license or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
A nonresident predator/varmint license, notwithstanding the provisions of
§
41-6-24, allows a
nonresident to take or kill jackrabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, chipmunks, coyotes,
red fox, grey fox, skunk, English house sparrow, European starling, unbanded undomesticated pigeon
(rock dove), and within the lawful season, crow, porcupine, and marmot, except by means of aerial
hunting or as prohibited by statute or rule.
However, if a nonresident possesses a nonresident small game license, a nonresident waterfowl
license, a nonresident big game license, or a nonresident turkey license as provided in
§
41-6-17,
41-6-18.1, 41-6-20, or 41-6-28, the nonresident need not acquire the nonresident predator/varmint
license as provided in this section to hunt the species enumerated by this section in the manner and
places permitted. A nonresident small game license, a nonresident waterfowl license, a nonresident
big game license, or a nonresident turkey license is valid for hunting those animals permitted by the
nonresident predator/varmint license from date of purchase until the end of the license year as
provided by rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission pursuant to chapter 1-26.
Section 3. That § 41-6-72 be amended to read as follows:
41-6-72. Licenses issued under this title are valid for the license year as provided by the applicable license and rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission in accordance with chapter 1-26. Waterfowl hunting licenses expire at the end of the last day of the hunting season for which the license was issued.
Section 4. That § 41-6-80 be amended to read as follows:
41-6-80. Except as provided in this section, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a resident to hunt, take, or kill jackrabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, chipmunks, coyotes, red fox, grey fox, skunk, racoons, badgers, crow, procupine, brown headed cow birds, English house sparrow, European starling, unbanded undomesticated pigeon (rock dove), or marmot, without a resident predator/varmint license or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. A resident predator/varmint license allows a resident to take or kill jackrabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, chipmunks, coyotes, red fox, grey fox, skunk, racoons, badgers, brown headed cow birds, English house sparrow, European starling, unbanded undomesticated pigeon (rock dove), and within the lawful season, crow, porcupine, and marmot, except by means of aerial hunting or as prohibited by statute or rule. A resident of this state is not
Section 3. That § 41-6-72 be amended to read as follows:
41-6-72. Licenses issued under this title are valid for the license year as provided by the applicable license and rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission in accordance with chapter 1-26. Waterfowl hunting licenses expire at the end of the last day of the hunting season for which the license was issued.
Section 4. That § 41-6-80 be amended to read as follows:
41-6-80. Except as provided in this section, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a resident to hunt, take, or kill jackrabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, chipmunks, coyotes, red fox, grey fox, skunk, racoons, badgers, crow, procupine, brown headed cow birds, English house sparrow, European starling, unbanded undomesticated pigeon (rock dove), or marmot, without a resident predator/varmint license or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. A resident predator/varmint license allows a resident to take or kill jackrabbits, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, chipmunks, coyotes, red fox, grey fox, skunk, racoons, badgers, brown headed cow birds, English house sparrow, European starling, unbanded undomesticated pigeon (rock dove), and within the lawful season, crow, porcupine, and marmot, except by means of aerial hunting or as prohibited by statute or rule. A resident of this state is not
required to secure a predator/varmint license to hunt, take, or kill a predator/varmint on lands owned
or operated by the resident.
However, if a resident possesses a resident small game license, a resident youth small game
license, a resident big game license, a license to take fur-bearing animals, or a resident turkey license,
the resident need not acquire the resident predator/varmint license as provided in this section to hunt
the species enumerated by this section in the manner and places permitted. A resident small game
license, a resident youth small game license, a resident big game license, a license to take fur-bearing
animals, or a resident turkey license is valid for hunting those animals permitted by the resident
predator/varmint license from date of purchase until the end of the license year as provided by rules
promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission pursuant to chapter 1-26.
An Act to authorize the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to revise the expiration date of certain hunting licenses.
An Act to authorize the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to revise the expiration date of certain hunting licenses.
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I certify that the attached Act originated in the
HOUSE as
Bill
No.
1042
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____________________________
Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
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Speaker of the House
Speaker of the House
Attest:
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Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
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President of the Senate
Attest:
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Secretary of the Senate
Secretary of the Senate
House
Bill
No.
1042
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______=========================
Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
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Chapter No. ______
Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
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Governor
Governor
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.
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Secretary of State
Secretary of State
By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State
