20-9-47. Definitions pertaining to fishing tournaments.
Terms used in §§20-9-47 to 20-9-51, inclusive, mean:
(1)"Fishing," the riding, driving, or being a passenger in a boat or watercraft used in a fishing tournament, or any person assisting a participant or show management. The term does not include being a spectator at a fishing tournament;
(2)"Fishing tournament," an organized competition among fishermen, usually as a series of competition events centered around or on a specific body of water, with specific rules applying to each event;
(3)"Fishing tournament sponsor," any individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation, whether or not the sponsor is operating for profit or nonprofit, that supports, organizes, or provides the facilities for a fishing tournament;
(4)"Fishing professional," any person engaged for compensation in instructing a participant or renting to a participant a boat, watercraft or other equipment for the purpose of fishing in a fishing tournament;
(5)"Inherent risks of fishing," those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of fishing, including:
(a)The unpredictability of the weather and environment in the area the fishing occurs;
(b)Certain hazards such as surface and subsurface conditions of the body of water at or on which the fishing occurs;
(c)Collisions with other boats, watercrafts, vehicles, ice shacks, or objects;
(d)If engaged in a fishing tournament, the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, such as failing to maintain control over the boat or watercraft or not acting within the participant's ability;
(6)"Participant," any person, whether amateur or professional, who engages in a fishing tournament, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in a fishing tournament.
Source: SL 2016, ch 115, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 20 - Personal Rights and Obligations
Chapter 09 - Liability For Torts
Section 20-9-1 - Responsibility for injury by willful act or negligence--Contributory negligence.
Section 20-9-1.1 - Loss of chance doctrine abrogated.
Section 20-9-1.2 - Other rules and principles not affected.
Section 20-9-2 - Comparative negligence--Reduction of damages.
Section 20-9-3 - Licensed medical practitioners immune from liability for emergency care.
Section 20-9-4.1 - Immunity from liability for emergency care--Exception.
Section 20-9-4.3 - Definition of terms.
Section 20-9-4.4 - Civil immunity for emergency use or nonuse of AED.
Section 20-9-4.6 - AED trainer immunity.
Section 20-9-4.8 - Immunity inapplicable in event of negligence or misconduct.
Section 20-9-6 - Right to protection from bodily harm, insult, or injury to personal relations.
Section 20-9-6.1 - Claim of barratry.
Section 20-9-7 - Abduction, enticement and seduction forbidden by rights of personal relation.
Section 20-9-10.1 - State of the art defense in product liability actions.
Section 20-9-11.1 - Trespasser defined.
Section 20-9-12 - Definition of terms.
Section 20-9-18 - Doctrine of attractive nuisance not affected.
Section 20-9-19 - Definition of terms as to political subdivisions.
Section 20-9-22 - Limits of political subdivision's liability.
Section 20-9-23 - Effect of §§20-9-19 to 20-9-23 on attractive nuisance or other legal doctrines.
Section 20-9-24 - Definition of terms as to state.
Section 20-9-27 - Limits of state's liability.
Section 20-9-28 - Effect of §§20-9-24 to 20-9-28 on attractive nuisance or other legal doctrines.
Section 20-9-29 - Definitions.
Section 20-9-30 - Livestock owners--Control by another person.
Section 20-9-31 - Livestock--Contract--Facilities.
Section 20-9-32 - Civil cause of action for malicious intimidation or harassment--Damages.
Section 20-9-33 - Civil liability for counterfeit lien.
Section 20-9-34 - Civil liability for harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens.
Section 20-9-35 - Civil liability for impersonating a judicial official.
Section 20-9-36 - Definitions related to asbestos claims.
Section 20-9-37 - Asbestos claim defined.
Section 20-9-38 - Successor asbestos-related liabilities defined.
Section 20-9-39 - Limitation on cumulative successor asbestos-related liabilities.
Section 20-9-40 - Limitation where transferor assumed or incurred liabilities of prior transferor.
Section 20-9-41 - Total gross assets defined--Determination of fair market value.
Section 20-9-42 - Adjustment of fair market value of total gross assets.
Section 20-9-43 - Exclusions from limitation on cumulative successor asbestos-related liabilities.
Section 20-9-46 - Wrongful human trafficking.
Section 20-9-47 - Definitions pertaining to fishing tournaments.
Section 20-9-48 - Limited liability of fishing tournament sponsors.
Section 20-9-50 - Fishing professionals and tournament sponsors liable for warranty and trespass.
Section 20-9-53 - Definitions.
Section 20-9-54 - Liability for riot and incitement to riot.
Section 20-9-55 - Jurisdiction--Evidence--Procedure.