<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:03:01"><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000000">41:06:03:01</span></a><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000001">.  Tagging required.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0"> The licensee shall sign the tag </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">issued with each big game license or swan license </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">and date it by cutting out completely the month and day of the </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">associated kill</span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">. The licensee shall attach the tag securely around one leg of a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0"> mountain lion,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0"> turkey, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">swan. The licensee shall attach the tag securely to </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0"> hoofed big game animal:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">    </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">(1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">  </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">Around one hind leg between the hoof and ankle joint</span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">    </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">(2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">  </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">Around the hock tendon directly above the ankle joint on one hind leg; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">    </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">(3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">  </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">Around the base of the antler or horn.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">    </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 74, effective May 18, 1976; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 172, effective June 27, 1985; 20 SDR 45, effective October 4, 1993; 29 SDR 29, effective August 26, 2002; 45 SDR 124, effective April 17, 2019</span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">; 51 SDR 123, effective May 26, 2025</span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">    </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">(2)(10).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">    </span><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">(2)(10), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-6-22"><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000003">41-6-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-14-14"><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000003">41-14-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-14-16"><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0-000003">41-14-16</span></a><span class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8abba079-ab19-47f2-afbb-e413a2927184000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>