SDCL § 41-9-1.4: Discharge of firearm while on certain public waters prohibited--Exception--Violation as misdemeanor.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 41. GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY
- CHAPTER 41-9. FISHING, HUNTING AND TRAPPING ON PRIVATE LAND AND PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
No person may discharge a firearm while on that portion of public waters of this state that inundate privately-owned property from a location which is within six hundred sixty feet of an occupied dwelling, church, schoolhouse, or livestock being held in a confined area according to standard animal husbandry practices. However, a landowner or any person receiving permission from the landowner may discharge a firearm while on that portion of public waters that inundate the private property of that landowner. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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