The possession or control by any person of the raw skin of any protected fur-bearing animal, or any part of any protected fur-bearing animal, is prima facie evidence that the animal was the property of this state at the time it was caught, taken, or killed and that the animal was caught, taken, or killed in this state.
S.D. Codified Laws § 41-14-19
Possession of raw skin as prima facie evidence of state ownership
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0808; SL 2009, ch 206, § 76.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.