{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-41-6-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 41-6-12","heading":"Resident, nonresident licenses--Preference point--Minimum age.","body":"Any person who is a resident of this state, as defined by this title, qualifies as a resident for securing a resident hunting license, fishing license, or preference point. A person who is not a resident of this state, as defined by this title, shall secure an applicable nonresident hunting license, fishing license, or preference point.\nExcept as otherwise provided in § 41-6-81, a person under the age of twelve may not be granted a hunting license. A person who is ten years of age or older may be granted a hunting preference point. A person who is eleven years of age and who will become twelve years of age during the period of September first to December thirty-first, inclusive, may be granted a hunting license or preference point and may be allowed to hunt beginning September first.","path":["TITLE 41. GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY","CHAPTER 41-6. GAME AND FISH LICENSES AND PERMITS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/41-6-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"c46620ab760af476d570afdd43cee1e1967ebe277a9971271b1b74532b5e40a9","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-41-6-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-41-6-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}