41:08:05:04.  Killing or release of fur-bearing animal required -- Exception for pet. Unless the animal is to be kept as a pet, as provided in § 41:08:05:01, a person who takes a live fur-bearing animal in the wild shall immediately and humanely kill the animal or release it.

          Source: 3 SDR 22, effective September 23, 1976; 10 SDR 12, effective August 17, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020.

          General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)(11).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)(11).