41-12-12. Fishing devices prohibited--Landing nets and gaffs permitted--Violation as misdemeanor.
No spear, spear gun, bow and arrow, crossbow, snaghook, setline, hoop net, trap, artificial light, or other device except hook and line may be used for fishing except as expressly provided by rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission pursuant to chapter 1-26. However, landing nets, gaffs, and similar devices may be used as an aid in landing fish which are in the process of being caught by legal methods. Use of a device prohibited by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, §25.0602 (2) as enacted by SL 1961, ch 120, §2; SL 1984, ch 273, §88; SL 2006, ch 220, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry
Chapter 12 - Fishing Seasons And Methods
Section 41-12-2 - Fishing in private water used for propagation as misdemeanor except by consent.
Section 41-12-5 - Fishing restricted to hook and line except as provided--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 41-12-6 - Fishing with excessive number of lines as misdemeanor.
Section 41-12-7 - Fishing lines to be attended--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 41-12-8 - Prohibited bait--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 41-12-13 - Use of explosives, electrical devices, and drugs as misdemeanor.
Section 41-12-14 - Departmental agents exempt when managing fishery resources.
Section 41-12-15 - Law of adjoining state to be observed on boundary waters--Misdemeanor.
Section 41-12-16 - Taking of certain species from Missouri River boundary waters permitted.
Section 41-12-17 - Seining of scavenger and unprotected fish from boundary waters permitted.
Section 41-12-21 - Limit of fish taken by fishing party--Exception.