<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.sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0 { 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.sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6b000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000003 { 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="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:36:02"><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000000">41:06:36:02</span></a><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000001">.  Sand Lake open units.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> The following is a description of the units open to deer hunting on the Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">    (1)  Unit RFD-SL1 is open for </span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> consecutive days beginning on the second Saturday of November. The licenses are restricted to muzzleloading rifles without telescopic sights</span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:04:14"><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000003">41:06:04:14</span></a><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">    (2)  Unit RFD-SL2 is open for </span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> consecutive days beginning on the day following the end of the Unit RFD-SL1 season;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">    (3)  Unit RFD-SL3 is open for </span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">six</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> consecutive days beginning on the day following the end of the Unit RFD-SL2 season;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">    (4)  Unit RFD-SL4 is open for </span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">seven</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> consecutive days beginning on the day following the end of the Unit RFD-SL3 season</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">. The licenses are restricted to muzzleloading rifles without telescopic sights, as provided in </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:04:14"><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000003">41:06:04:14</span></a><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">    (5)  Unit RFD-SL5 is open for </span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">seven</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> consecutive days beginning on the day following the end of the Unit RFD-SL4 season.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">    A hunter possessing an unfilled antlerless deer license for any Sand Lake deer hunting unit may hunt the refuge for nine consecutive days beginning on the </span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">day</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> following </span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">the end of the Unit RFD-SL5 season</span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">    </span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> 2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 3 SDR 87, effective June 26, 1977; 4 SDR 88, effective June 27, 1978; 5 SDR 108, effective June 28, 1979; 6 SDR 129, effective July 13, 1980; 8 SDR 15, effective August 19, 1981; 9 SDR 14, effective August 8, 1982; 9 SDR 171, effective July 13, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 12 SDR 14, effective August 6, 1985; 12 SDR 92, effective December 4, 1985; 13 SDR 9, effective August 3, 1986; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 15 SDR 24, effective August 14, 1988; 16 SDR 32, effective August 20, 1989; 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 18 SDR 33, effective August 19, 1991; 19 SDR 17, effective August 12, 1992; 20 SDR 13, effective August 8, 1993; 21 SDR 14, effective August 3, 1994; 21 SDR 219, effective June 26, 1995; 22 SDR 188, effective July 10, 1996; 23 SDR 220, effective June 26, 1997; 24 SDR 176, effective June 21, 1998; 25 SDR 157, effective June 24, 1999; 26 SDR 174, effective July 4, 2000; 27 SDR 126, effective June 6, 2001; 31 SDR 21, effective August 23, 2004; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005; 33 SDR 1, effective July 18, 2006; 34 SDR 49, effective August 22, 2007; 35 SDR 47, effective September 8, 2008; 36 SDR 39, effective September 23, 2009; 37 SDR 18, effective August 16, 2010; 38 SDR 40, effective September 21, 2011; 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012; 39 SDR 32, effective September 5, 2012; 40 SDR 14, effective July 29, 2013; 41 SDR 7, effective July 30, 2014; 42 SDR 14, effective August 10, 2015</span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">; 43 SDR 9, effective August 1, 2016</span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">; 45 SDR 155, effective June 24, 2019; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020</span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">; 49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">    </span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">(2)(17).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">    </span><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bC0">(2)(17).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbe683c5e-3e0c-4805-874f-d972b70a5f6b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>