{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-41-2-48","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 41-2-48","heading":"Conservation officers--Entering private land--Prohibition--Exceptions.","body":"No conservation officer may, in the course of performing the duties of a conservation officer, enter any private land unless the conservation officer has a warrant or has the explicit or implied permission of the landowner or lessee. However, any conservation officer may enter any private land without permission:\n(1) If reasonable suspicion or probable cause exists that a violation of a law that the conservation officer is authorized to enforce has been, is being, or is about to be committed on the private land;\n(2) To dispatch crippled or distressed wildlife the conservation officer has personally and lawfully observed on the private land; or\n(3) To respond to emergency situations, accidents, or other threats to public safety occurring on the private land.","path":["TITLE 41. GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY","CHAPTER 41-2. STATE DEPARTMENT OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/41-2-48","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"edb47537536e1e35a5eb3476c109970df336ed615848c0a0cde4c46158d53e68","source_id":"us-sd","stale":false,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-41-2-47","next":"us-sd/sdcl-41-2-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}