41-14-32. Unlawful taking, possession, sale, or transportation of birds, animals, or fish as misdemeanor.
No person may take, catch, kill, or possess; possess with intent to sell; sell, offer, or expose for sale; ship by common carrier, convey, or cause to be conveyed; or possess with intent to ship or convey to any point, either within or without this state, any bird, animal, or fish, or any part of any bird, animal, or fish, in violation of any state law or administrative rule. No common carrier or agent of a common carrier may aid or abet any person in shipping any such bird, animal, or fish, nor possess any such bird, animal, or fish with intent to ship or convey to any point either within or without this state contrary to law.
A violation of this section pertaining to any bird, animal, or fish other than a big game animal is a Class 2 misdemeanor for each bird, animal, or fish, or any part of any such bird, animal, or fish taken, caught, killed, sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale, possessed, possessed with intent to sell, shipped by common carrier, or transported to any point within or without this state in violation of law. A violation of this section pertaining to any big game animal is a Class 1 misdemeanor for each big game animal, or any part of any such big game animal, taken, caught, killed, sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale, possessed, possessed with intent to sell, shipped by common carrier, or transported to any point within or without this state in violation of law.
The total imprisonment for violations of this section which occur at the same time may not exceed one year.
Source: SDC 1939, §25.9901; SL 1977, ch 190, §602; SL 1986, ch 357; SL 1991, ch 337, §85; SL 2009, ch 206, §80.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry
Chapter 14 - Possession Transportation And Sale Of Game And Fish
Section 41-14-1 - Possession of unlawfully taken or imported bird, animal, or fish as misdemeanor.
Section 41-14-5 - Service of game in public eating house during closed season as misdemeanor.
Section 41-14-10 - Carriage of game bird by employee of common carrier as misdemeanor.
Section 41-14-14 - Tag required for big game transport--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 41-14-15 - Licensee authorized to transport big game.
Section 41-14-16 - Tag required for big game transport--Common carrier.
Section 41-14-19 - Possession of raw skin as prima facie evidence of state ownership.
Section 41-14-23 - Records required of fur dealers--Open to inspection--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 41-14-25 - Sale or knowing purchase of fish as misdemeanor except as provided.
Section 41-14-29 - Sale and transportation of rough fish permitted.
Section 41-14-35 - Taking baitfish without license as misdemeanor--Exception.