{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-20-9-47","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 20-9-47","heading":"Definitions pertaining to fishing tournaments.","body":"Terms used in §§ 20-9-47 to 20-9-51, inclusive, mean:\n(1) \"Fishing,\" the riding, driving, or being a passenger in a boat or watercraft used in a fishing tournament, or any person assisting a participant or show management. The term does not include being a spectator at a fishing tournament;\n(2) \"Fishing tournament,\" an organized competition among fishermen, usually as a series of competition events centered around or on a specific body of water, with specific rules applying to each event;\n(3) \"Fishing tournament sponsor,\" any individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation, whether or not the sponsor is operating for profit or nonprofit, that supports, organizes, or provides the facilities for a fishing tournament;\n(4) \"Fishing professional,\" any person engaged for compensation in instructing a participant or renting to a participant a boat, watercraft or other equipment for the purpose of fishing in a fishing tournament;\n(5) \"Inherent risks of fishing,\" those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of fishing, including:\n(a) The unpredictability of the weather and environment in the area the fishing occurs;\n(b) Certain hazards such as surface and subsurface conditions of the body of water at or on which the fishing occurs;\n(c) Collisions with other boats, watercrafts, vehicles, ice shacks, or objects;\n(d) If engaged in a fishing tournament, the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, such as failing to maintain control over the boat or watercraft or not acting within the participant's ability;\n(6) \"Participant,\" any person, whether amateur or professional, who engages in a fishing tournament, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in a fishing tournament.","path":["TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 20-9. LIABILITY FOR TORTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/20-9-47","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"c76b3d40cbb73d67748d5ee0fe8b949f1a3f299c58e4b30306438be3eb4cbfa5","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-20-9-46","next":"us-sd/sdcl-20-9-48"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}