{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-41-6-30","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 41-6-30","heading":"Nonresident predator/varmint license--Privileges--When license not required--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"Except as provided in this section, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a nonresident to hunt, take, or kill species defined as a predator/varmint in § 41-1-1 without a nonresident predator/varmint license or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.\nA nonresident predator/varmint license allows a nonresident to take or kill species defined as a predator/varmint in § 41-1-1, except by means of aerial hunting or as prohibited by statute or rule.\nHowever, if a nonresident possesses a nonresident small game license, a nonresident waterfowl license, a nonresident big game license, a nonresident shooting preserve license while on a licensed shooting preserve, or a nonresident turkey license as provided in § 41-6-17, 41-6-18.1, 41-6-20, or 41-6-28, the nonresident need not acquire the nonresident predator/varmint license as provided in this section to hunt the species enumerated by this section in the manner and places permitted. A nonresident small game license, a nonresident waterfowl license, a nonresident big game license, or a nonresident turkey license is valid for hunting those animals permitted by the nonresident predator/varmint license from date of purchase until the end of the license year as provided by rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission pursuant to chapter 1-26. However, a nonresident shooting preserve license is valid for hunting species defined as a predator/varmint in § 41-1-1 on a licensed shooting preserve during the shooting preserve season.","path":["TITLE 41. GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY","CHAPTER 41-6. GAME AND FISH LICENSES AND PERMITS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/41-6-30","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a3ee2c3825cd9f64d703cdf0a8a697fa5bfa484fd85b07e094bac20ac040ae96","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-41-6-29.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-41-6-31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}