<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 41-11-15 - Reintroduction of black-footed ferret.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2082364Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2082364SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082364CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082364CL-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2082364Normal-000001 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2082364Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=41-11-15"><span class="s2082364SENU">41-11-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082364SENU">. </span><span class="s2082364CL">Reintroduction of black</span><span class="s2082364CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2082364CL">footed ferret.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082364Normal-000001"><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Game, Fish and Parks and the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources may participate in programs to reintroduce the black</span><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont">footed ferret if the following conditions are being met:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082364Normal-000003"><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Areas containing prairie dogs but not having the potential to support black</span><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont">footed ferrets shall be identified, evaluated and declared ferret</span><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont">free;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082364Normal-000003"><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The existing United States Forest Service Prairie Dog Management Plan for the Conata Basin, Buffalo Gap National Grasslands shall be strictly adhered to, and if future increases in prairie dog acres are needed, a funding mechanism shall be established to provide financial compensation to landowners suffering lost income;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082364Normal-000003"><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    No additional land may be acquired for ferrets through condemnation, and the multiple use concept of the United States Forest Service shall be continued;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082364Normal-000003"><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    The initial ferret reintroduction efforts shall be concentrated within the boundaries of Badlands National Park, and once release techniques are refined, the prairie dog management plan on the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands is functioning and local citizens have had the opportunity to view the progress, then reintroduction efforts may be expanded to the grasslands; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082364Normal-000003"><span class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall attempt to provide for the continued meeting on a regular basis during and after the ferret reintroduction of the local level committee consisting of representatives of the United States Forest Service, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, United States National Parks Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, affected state agencies, private organizations, and local landowners.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082364Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082364000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082364Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082364DefaultParagraphFont-000005">Source: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082364SCL">SL 1992, ch 301; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-3"><span class="s2082364SCL">21-3</span></a><span class="s2082364SCL">), § 14, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.</span></p></div></body></html>