Any person who is engaged, legally or illegally, in hunting is liable for any injury or death to any person or damages to property caused by the hunter's negligent actions. The injured person or the owner of the property that has been damaged may recover civil damages. Nothing herein shall abrogate any other provision of law.
S.D. Codified Laws § 41-9-9
Hunter civil liability for injury, death, or property damage caused by negligent actions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Benson v. State (2006)
Most recently applied in Benson v. State (January 2006)
Source: SL 1992, ch 299.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.