The possession or control by any person of any bird, animal, or fish at any time when the killing, taking, or possession of the bird, animal, or fish is unlawful is prima facie evidence that the taking or killing occurred during the closed season, unless the person in possession of the bird, animal, or fish shows that at the time it was caught, taken, or killed, it was lawfully caught, taken, or killed either within or without the state, and that the person was lawfully in possession of the bird, animal, or fish.
S.D. Codified Laws § 41-14-3
Possession during closed season as prima facie evidence of taking during closed season--Burden of proof as to lawful taking
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0416; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 2009, ch 206, § 71.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.