It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to empty the contents of any minnow bucket or other receptacle containing bait into any of the public waters of the state.
S.D. Codified Laws § 41-13-4
Emptying bait container into public waters as misdemeanor
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0608 as enacted by SL 1961, ch 120, § 2; SL 1977, ch 190, § 591.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.