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South Dakota · Through 2026-08-31 · Newer source version available

SDCL § 32-20A-12: Hunting from snowmobile prohibited--Coyote hunting excepted--Penalty.

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  1. TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES
  2. CHAPTER 32-20A. SNOWMOBILE OPERATION

An individual may not chase, drive, harass, kill, or attempt to kill any game animal or game bird, with or from a snowmobile.

Notwithstanding the prohibition of this section, an individual may use a snowmobile in the taking of a coyote if:

(1) The individual is on property that the individual owns or leases or the individual is on the property as an invitee of the owner or lessee;

(2) The individual is at least eighteen years of age;

(3) The individual is not engaged in harassing the coyote;

(4) The individual is using a firearm to take the coyote;

(5) The snowmobile is stationary at the time the individual shoots or attempts to shoot the coyote; and

(6) No other individual is aboard the snowmobile.

A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Collected 2026-09-03T15:18:57Z. Source file · JSON

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