<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.sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0 { 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.sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000003 { 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="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:16:09"><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000000">41:06:16:09</span></a><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000001">.  Bag and possession limits on geese.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0"> The daily bag limit in Unit 1 during the goose hunting season may include no more than </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">fifty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0"> light geese, eight geese that may be a combination of Canada geese and black </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">b</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">rant, and </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">three</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0"> white-fronted geese. The daily bag limit in Unit 2 during the goose hunting season may include no more than </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">fifty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0"> light geese, four geese that may be a combination of Canada geese and black </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">b</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">rant, and </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">three</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0"> white-fronted geese. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit, except there is no possession limit for light geese. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">    There is no daily bag or possession limit for light geese taken during a </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">c</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">onservation </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">o</span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">rder.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">    During the August Management Take, the daily bag limit is </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0"> Canada geese. There is no possession limit for Canada geese during the August Management Take.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">    </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0"> 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 2 SDR 18, effective September 16, 1975; 3 SDR 22, effective September 27, 1976; 4 SDR 15, effective September 15, 1977; 6 SDR 31, effective October 2, 1979; 7 SDR 31, effective October 8, 1980; 8 SDR 31, effective September 30, 1981; 9 SDR 37, effective September 28, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 41, effective September 25, 1984; 12 SDR 50, effective October 1, 1985; 13 SDR 37, effective October 7, 1986; 14 SDR 57, effective October 21, 1987; 15 SDR 50, effective October 6, 1988; 16 SDR 64, effective October 10, 1989; 17 SDR 51, effective October 10, 1990; 18 SDR 61, effective October 8, 1991; 19 SDR 48, effective October 7, 1992; 20 SDR 45, effective October 4, 1993; 21 SDR 56, effective September 29, 1994; 22 SDR 46, effective October 8, 1995; 23 SDR 38, effective September 26, 1996; 23 SDR 220, effective June 26, 1997; 24 SDR 44, effective October 14, 1997; 25 SDR 43, effective September 28, 1998; 26 SDR 41, effective September 28, 1999; 26 SDR 117, effective March 16, 2000; 27 SDR 18, effective September 12, 2000; 32 SDR 45, effective September 20, 2005; 34 SDR 67, effective September 10, 2007; 36 SDR 215, effective July 1, 2010; 38 SDR 8, effective August 3, 2011; 38 SDR 116, effective January 10, 2012; 40 SDR 14, effective July 29, 2013; 40 SDR 39, effective September 9, 2013; 41 SDR 34, effective September 2, 2014; 45 SDR 89, effective December 31, 2018</span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">; 51 SDR 123, effective May 26, 2025</span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">    </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">(2).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">    </span><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">(2), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-11-5"><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0-000003">41-11-5</span></a><span class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa8852da8-7262-45a0-9b4e-f2bb7ee8324d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>