<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.s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cP0 { 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.s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078c000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:50:02"><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000000">41:06:50:02</span></a><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000001">.  Open unit and season dates.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0"> Early fall Canada goose hunting season is open September </span><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">first through</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0"> September </span><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">thirtieth</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">. This season is open statewide except in Unit 2 as described in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:16:07"><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000002">41:06:16:07</span></a><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">    </span><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0"> 23 SDR 38, effective September 26, 1996; 24 SDR 23, effective August 31, 1997; 26 SDR 21, effective August 23, 1999; 27 SDR 13, effective August 27, 2000; 28 SDR 24, effective August 28, 2001; 29 SDR 21, effective August 26, 2002; 30 SDR 21, effective August 25, 2003; 31 SDR 21, effective August 23, 2004; 32 SDR 31, effective August 29, 2005; 33 SDR 43, effective September 18, 2006; 34 SDR 49, effective August 22, 2007; 35 SDR 47, effective September 8, 2008; 36 SDR 39, effective September 23, 2009; 38 SDR 40, effective September 21, 2011; 40 SDR 29, effective August 20, 2013; 42 SDR 146, effective May 5, 2016</span><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020</span><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">; 47 SDR 110, effective April 29, 2021; 51 SDR 123, effective May 26, 2025</span><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">    </span><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000002">41-2-18</span></a><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">(2)(17).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">    </span><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000002">41-2-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">(2)(17), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-11-5"><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000002">41-11-5</span></a><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">    </span><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0"> Special Canada goose hunting unit established -- Limited permits -- Application, </span><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">§</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:16:08"><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0-000002">41:06:16:08</span></a><span class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8f32021f-e882-4b54-ab54-3f4d256b078c000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>