<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.sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3P0 { 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.sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3000003 { 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="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:08:01:02"><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000000">41:08:01:02</span></a><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000001">.  Muskrat trapping season established.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> The muskrat trapping season is open year</span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">-</span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">round west of the Missouri River</span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> except in th</span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> Black Hills Fire Protection District</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">, as described in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-35-15"><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000002">34-35-15</span></a><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">    The muskrat trapping season is open from sunrise on November</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> first</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> </span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">through</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> sunset on April </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">thirtieth </span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">in th</span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> Black Hills Fire Protection District</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> as described in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-35-15"><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000002">34-35-15</span></a><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">, and all counties east of the Misouri River</span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">    </span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; 6 SDR 14, effective August 23, 1979; 7 SDR 21, effective September 15, 1980; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 13 SDR 26, effective September 10, 1986; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012</span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020</span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">; 52 SDR 9, effective August 4, 2025</span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">    </span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000002">41-2-18</span></a><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">(2)(17).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">    </span><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000002">41-2-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">(2)(17), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-8-20"><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0-000002">41-8-20</span></a><span class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbbe911ab-25c0-4f72-9073-538327b691a3000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>