South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures
Section 41-15-18 - Unlawfully possessed bird, animal, fish, skin, or container as contraband--Seizure by officer.

41-15-18. Unlawfully possessed bird, animal, fish, skin, or container as contraband--Seizure by officer.
Any bird, animal, fish, or the skin of any fur-bearing animal, or any part of any such bird, animal, fish, or skin, caught, killed, shipped, possessed, or controlled, contrary to any of the provisions of this title or any rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission, and any compartment, chest, box, locker, crate, basket, package, or other similar receptacle or similar contrivance in which any such bird, animal, fish, or skin is kept, or concealed, unless otherwise expressly excepted by law, are deemed contraband. Any conservation officer or law enforcement officer shall seize and take possession of the contraband pending action by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Source: SDC 1939, §25.0422; SL 1963, ch 135, §2; SL 1967, ch 85, §8; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 2009, ch 206, §91; SL 2021, ch 188, § 4.

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South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 41 - Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry

Chapter 15 - Enforcement Powers And Procedures

Section 41-15-1 - Department to enforce game and fish laws.

Section 41-15-2 - Jurisdiction of courts and officers over boundary waters--Concurrent jurisdiction of adjoining states.

Section 41-15-3 - Law enforcement officers to enforce game and fish laws.

Section 41-15-6 - Inspection and counting of birds, animals, and fish to be permitted by person in possession--Stopping of motor vehicle or other conveyance for inspection.

Section 41-15-7 - Refusal to permit or interference with inspection as misdemeanor.

Section 41-15-10 - Conservation officers authorized to execute process--Arrest without warrant--Assistance by peace officers--"Conservation officer" defined.