<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.s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0 { 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.s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:44:02.01"><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0-000000">41:06:44:02.01</span></a><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0-000001">.  Closed areas.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0"> The </span><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">apprentice hunter</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0"> deer season is closed and licenses are not valid in the following areas:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">    (1)  Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Brown County, unless otherwise allowed by the refuge;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">    (2)  Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge in Bennett County, unless otherwise allowed by the refuge;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">    (3)  Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge in Charles Mix County, unless otherwise allowed by the refuge;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">    (4)  Waubay National Wildlife Refuge and Waubay State Game Bird Refuge in Day County, unless otherwise allowed by the refuge.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">    </span><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0"> 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005; 40 SDR 14, effective July 29, 2013; 44 SDR 184, effective June 25, 2018</span><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020</span><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">; 49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">    </span><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">(2)(17).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">    </span><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679C0">(2)(17).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2bb69341-907a-40c5-8524-cc6dc886f679000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>