Except as provided by § 40-36-16, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to hunt, take, or kill predatory animals without possessing a resident small game license or a resident predator/varmint license. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to falsify any bounty claim, or to claim a bounty on any skin for which a bounty has been paid or refused.
S.D. Codified Laws § 40-36-27
Killing of predatory animal without hunting license--Falsification of bounty claim--Violation as misdemeanor
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.1002 as enacted by SL 1961, ch 123, § 2; SL 1977, ch 190, § 541; SL 1998, ch 252, § 3; SL 2020, ch 179, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.