<html> <head> <title>Rule 41:08:02:12 Possession of wild animals caught outside established season prohibited -- Immediate release or contact with department representative required.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 41:08:02:12"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 41:08:02:12 Possession of wild animals caught outside established season prohibited -- Immediate release or contact with department representative required."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>41:08:02:12.&nbsp;&nbsp;Possession of wild animals caught outside established season prohibited -- Immediate release or contact with department representative required.</b> Any trapper who finds a live wild animal in a trap or snare belonging to the trapper at a time when the established season is closed must immediately release the animal.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any trapper who finds a dead wild animal in a trap or snare belonging to the trapper at a time when the established season is closed shall leave the animal undisturbed in the trap or snare and shall contact a department representative within 12 hours. The department representative may authorize the temporary possession of the wild animal until it can&nbsp; be surrendered to the department.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 30 SDR 21, effective August 25, 2003; 31 SDR 21, effective August 23, 2004.</p> <p>&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(14)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=41-8-20">41-8-20.</A></p> <p>&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(14)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=41-8-20">41-8-20.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>