{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-41-6-80","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 41-6-80","heading":"Predator/varmint license required to hunt, take, or kill certain animals--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"Except as provided in this section, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a resident to hunt, take, or kill raccoons, badgers, or species defined as a predator/varmint in § 41-1-1 without a resident predator/varmint license or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. A resident predator/varmint license allows a resident to take or kill raccoons, badgers, or species defined as a predator/varmint in § 41-1-1, except by means of aerial hunting or as prohibited by statute or rule. A resident of this state is not required to secure a predator/varmint license to hunt, take, or kill a predator/varmint on lands owned or operated by the resident.\nHowever, if a resident possesses a resident small game license, a resident youth small game license, a resident big game license, a license to take fur-bearing animals, or a resident turkey license, the resident need not acquire the resident predator/varmint license as provided in this section to hunt the species enumerated by this section in the manner and places permitted. A resident small game license, a resident youth small game license, a resident big game license, a license to take fur-bearing animals, or a resident turkey license is valid for hunting those animals permitted by the resident 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.","path":["TITLE 41. GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY","CHAPTER 41-6. GAME AND FISH LICENSES AND PERMITS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/41-6-80","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"08adfd26b22f363df6f918701f8eb54fabf0b3ce087fb83902b9dc7f11770982","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-41-6-79","next":"us-sd/sdcl-41-6-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}