<html> <head> <title>Rule 41:07:03:05 Anglers restricted to one day's limit while on the water or actively fishing -- Exception, possession limits allowed while ice fishing.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 41:07:03:05"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 41:07:03:05 Anglers restricted to one day's limit while on the water or actively fishing -- Exception, possession limits allowed while ice fishing."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>41:07:03:05.&nbsp;&nbsp;Anglers restricted to one day's limit while on the water or actively fishing -- Exception, possession limits allowed while ice fishing.</b> No person may possess more than one day's limit of fish while on the water or actively engaged in fishing.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Persons on the ice are allowed to keep a possession limit of fish taken in accordance to the daily limit and transportation regulations set forth in &#167;&nbsp;41:07:01:07.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> No person may possess a fish unless the fish conforms to the fishing regulations in effect for that body of water. Where and when</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> water specific</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> size limits apply</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> for a species of gamefish</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, any person in possession of </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'>that</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'> species while the person is on the water</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, ice</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> or fishing shall keep the fish whole with the head, skin, and fins attached. Only gills, entrails, scales, and eyes may be removed.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> The provisions of this section do not apply to the statewide daily limit of one walleye over 20 inches set forth in &#167;&nbsp;41:07:03:03.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 10 SDR 48, effective November 22, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 16 SDR 114, effective January 18, 1990; 17 SDR 78, effective December 10, 1990; 29 SDR 80, effective December 10, 2002; 42 SDR 93, effective December 30, 2015</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>; 43 SDR 89, effective December 29, 2016</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=41-2-18">41-2-18(1)(2).</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=41-2-18">41-2-18(1)(2).</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>