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.
S.D. Codified Laws § 41-12-12
Fishing devices prohibited--Landing nets and gaffs permitted--Violation as 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.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.