<html> <head> <title>Rule 41:09:13:02 Bird marking required.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 41:09:13:02"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 41:09:13:02 Bird marking required."> <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;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} @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=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>41:09:13:02.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bird marking required.</b> Except for partridge and quail, all game birds released or used in any event or activity related to sporting dog training or field trials must be marked by wing pinion or must have one front toe or one hind toe on either foot removed back to the first joint including the nail, before the birds are six weeks old. An anti-pecking device affixed to the bird before it is six weeks old and worn by the bird until it is at least 15 weeks old is acceptable in lieu of toe clipping if the anti-pecking device leaves a permanent, easily identifiable mark.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 15 SDR 162, effective May 4, 1989; 17 SDR 139, effective March 21, 1991; 24 SDR 23, effective August 31, 1997; 30 SDR 147, effective April 4, 2004; 39 SDR 32, effective September 5, 2012; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&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)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=41-17-1.1">41-17-1.1(4).</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&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)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=41-17-1.1">41-17-1.1(4).</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>