41-11-4. Hunting, transportation, sale or possession of game birds prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
Except as provided in §41-11-5, no person may hunt, take, kill, ship, convey, or cause to be shipped or transported by common or private carrier to any person, either within or without the state, buy, barter, expose for sale, sell to anyone, have in possession or under control at any time, any snipe, prairie chicken or pinnated grouse, white-breasted or sharp-tailed grouse, partridge, or ruffed grouse, sage grouse, Hungarian partridge, Chukar partridge, Chinese ring-necked or English pheasant, wild turkey, upland plover, golden plover, crow, mourning dove, quail, wild duck of any variety, wild geese of any variety, brant, or any variety of aquatic fowl, or any part thereof. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, §25.0501; SL 1941, ch 110; SL 1943, ch 95; SL 1949, ch 95; SL 1951, ch 122; SL 1953, ch 109; SL 1959, ch 117, §2; SL 1981, ch 301, §1; SL 1991, ch 337, §72.
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.