41-11-2. Taking, possession, sale or transportation of wild bird or small game prohibited except as provided.
Except as permitted by §41-11-10 and the rules prescribed by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission, no person may kill, catch, or have in possession, living or dead, any wild bird other than small game, or purchase, offer or expose for sale, transport, or ship within or without the state, any such wild bird or small game after it has been killed or caught. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, §25.0402; SL 1945, ch 96; SL 1967, ch 85, §1; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 1991, ch 337, §71.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry
Chapter 11 - Protection Of Birds And Small Game
Section 41-11-1 - Wild birds and wild animals as property of state.
Section 41-11-5 - Establishing season for game birds--Closing.
Section 41-11-8 - Sale of parts of protected bird prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 41-11-10 - Birds not protected or conditionally protected by chapter.
Section 41-11-11 - Raptor license required--Violation as misdemeanor.