{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-41-9-1.2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 41-9-1.2","heading":"Big game hunting on highways and public rights-of-way prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"No person may hunt big game on interstate highways or controlled access facilities as defined in § 31-8-1 within this state.\nNo person may discharge a firearm, muzzleloader, crossbow, or bow and arrow at any big game animal, except turkey to be taken with a shotgun using shot shells or with a bow and arrow, from within the right-of-way of an improved public highway. However, any person who possesses a disabled hunter permit issued by the department to shoot from a vehicle as provided in § 41-8-37 may hunt on public rights-of-way adjoining publicly-owned hunting areas and on rights-of-way adjoining private lands with the written permission of the owner or lessee.\nRetrieval of lawfully taken big game is permitted on all public rights-of-way.\nA violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 41. GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY","CHAPTER 41-9. FISHING, HUNTING AND TRAPPING ON PRIVATE LAND AND PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/41-9-1.2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"e4566a92187aefd52fb80e0c04501a1effdd7b47a10765467d79914250c50010","source_id":"us-sd","stale":false,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-41-9-1.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-41-9-1.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}