{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20a-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 32-20A-12","heading":"Hunting from snowmobile prohibited--Coyote hunting excepted--Penalty.","body":"An individual may not chase, drive, harass, kill, or attempt to kill any game animal or game bird, with or from a snowmobile.\nNotwithstanding the prohibition of this section, an individual may use a snowmobile in the taking of a coyote if:\n(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;\n(2) The individual is at least eighteen years of age;\n(3) The individual is not engaged in harassing the coyote;\n(4) The individual is using a firearm to take the coyote;\n(5) The snowmobile is stationary at the time the individual shoots or attempts to shoot the coyote; and\n(6) No other individual is aboard the snowmobile.\nA violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 32. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 32-20A. SNOWMOBILE OPERATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-20A-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"555718ebf92bf4c1ec849e7f202e349361701d5e42fcaa225ac259a8bc1ced95","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20a-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-32-20a-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}