08-06-2004, 02:15 AM
PIERRE, S.D. -- Game, Fish and Parks Law Enforcement officials say outdoor enthusiasts should note some new laws and changes to existing laws that became effective July 1 this year.
Law Enforcement Specialist Dave McCrea of Pierre said the laws and changes relate to boat registration, nonresident preserve licenses, big game licenses for military dependent children, snowmobiles, unarmed retrieval of small game, and aerial hunting.
The new and amended laws include the following: [ul] [li]Each boat registration and validation decal shall expire on Dec. 31 of the terminal year for the period issued. Validation decals may be purchased as early as October first for the following year. [li]A nonresident shooting preserve license is now valid for hunting predators and varmints on a licensed shooting preserve during the shooting preserve season. [li]A child of a parent in the armed services of the United States who is absent from this state on active duty during the entire time for making application, and is otherwise qualified and a resident of South Dakota, may apply for and receive deer and west river antelope licenses. [li]It is unlawful for any person, while engaged in the retrieval of small game from private land without permission of the landowner or lessee of the land, to intentionally drive or flush any small game located on the land toward other hunters of the retriever's same hunting group located on other parcels of land or rights-of-way. It is also unlawful for any person, who is a member of the same hunting group as the person performing the retrieval without the permission of the landowner or lessee of the land, to intentionally discharge a firearm at small game, except waterfowl, that originates from the private land during the retrieval. [li]Any person occupying land as an owner or lessee may apply to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks for a permit to kill or attempt to kill coyotes or foxes from an aircraft to protect or aid in the protection of the owner's or lessee's land, livestock, domesticated animals, or crops, water, wildlife, or human life as permitted under PL 92-159, as amended to January 1, 2004, or § 40-36-9. A permit may not be issued for the purpose of sport hunting. The permit authorizes the owner or lessee, or a person who holds a valid aerial hunting permit issued by the department and who is under contract with the owner or lessee, to kill or attempt to kill coyotes or foxes from the aircraft on the occupied land and up to four miles onto the land of the immediate adjoining neighbor if the owner or lessee has first obtained the written consent of the owner or lessee of the adjoining land [li]No person may operate a snowmobile on a state snowmobile trail or area established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 41-19 unless the snowmobile has a curb weight of less than fourteen hundred pounds, is driven by track contact with the snow, and is steered by ski contact with the snow. [/li][/ul]
These laws and other laws related to GFP are accessible on the State of South Dakota website at [url "http://legis.state.sd.us/index.cfm"][font "Arial"]http://legis.state.sd.us/index.cfm[/font][/url][font "Arial"].
Questions on hunting and fishing laws can be directed to a person’s county conservation officer or via the GFP website at [/font][url "mailto:wildinfo@state.sd.us"][font "Arial"]wildinfo@state.sd.us[/font][/url][font "Arial"].[/font]
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Law Enforcement Specialist Dave McCrea of Pierre said the laws and changes relate to boat registration, nonresident preserve licenses, big game licenses for military dependent children, snowmobiles, unarmed retrieval of small game, and aerial hunting.
The new and amended laws include the following: [ul] [li]Each boat registration and validation decal shall expire on Dec. 31 of the terminal year for the period issued. Validation decals may be purchased as early as October first for the following year. [li]A nonresident shooting preserve license is now valid for hunting predators and varmints on a licensed shooting preserve during the shooting preserve season. [li]A child of a parent in the armed services of the United States who is absent from this state on active duty during the entire time for making application, and is otherwise qualified and a resident of South Dakota, may apply for and receive deer and west river antelope licenses. [li]It is unlawful for any person, while engaged in the retrieval of small game from private land without permission of the landowner or lessee of the land, to intentionally drive or flush any small game located on the land toward other hunters of the retriever's same hunting group located on other parcels of land or rights-of-way. It is also unlawful for any person, who is a member of the same hunting group as the person performing the retrieval without the permission of the landowner or lessee of the land, to intentionally discharge a firearm at small game, except waterfowl, that originates from the private land during the retrieval. [li]Any person occupying land as an owner or lessee may apply to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks for a permit to kill or attempt to kill coyotes or foxes from an aircraft to protect or aid in the protection of the owner's or lessee's land, livestock, domesticated animals, or crops, water, wildlife, or human life as permitted under PL 92-159, as amended to January 1, 2004, or § 40-36-9. A permit may not be issued for the purpose of sport hunting. The permit authorizes the owner or lessee, or a person who holds a valid aerial hunting permit issued by the department and who is under contract with the owner or lessee, to kill or attempt to kill coyotes or foxes from the aircraft on the occupied land and up to four miles onto the land of the immediate adjoining neighbor if the owner or lessee has first obtained the written consent of the owner or lessee of the adjoining land [li]No person may operate a snowmobile on a state snowmobile trail or area established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 41-19 unless the snowmobile has a curb weight of less than fourteen hundred pounds, is driven by track contact with the snow, and is steered by ski contact with the snow. [/li][/ul]
These laws and other laws related to GFP are accessible on the State of South Dakota website at [url "http://legis.state.sd.us/index.cfm"][font "Arial"]http://legis.state.sd.us/index.cfm[/font][/url][font "Arial"].
Questions on hunting and fishing laws can be directed to a person’s county conservation officer or via the GFP website at [/font][url "mailto:wildinfo@state.sd.us"][font "Arial"]wildinfo@state.sd.us[/font][/url][font "Arial"].[/font]
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