The possession or control by any person of any bird, animal, or fish, or any part of any bird, animal, or fish, the killing of which is at any time prohibited, is prima facie evidence that the bird, animal, or fish was the property of this state at the time it was caught, taken, or killed, and that it was caught, taken, or killed in this state.
S.D. Codified Laws § 41-14-2
Possession of protected bird, animal, or fish as prima facie evidence of state ownership
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0416; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 2009, ch 206, § 70.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.