Section 40-36-27 – Killing of predatory animal without hunting license–Falsification of bounty claim–Violation as misdemeanor.
40-36-27. Killing of predatory animal without hunting license–Falsification of bounty claim–Violation as misdemeanor. Except as provided by §40-36-16, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to hunt, take, or kill predatory animals without possessing a resident small game license or a resident predator/varmint license. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person […]
Section 40-36-28 – Importation or breeding of animals to claim bounty as petty offense.
40-36-28. Importation or breeding of animals to claim bounty as petty offense. Any person who shall drive, bait, entice, or bring from outside this state, or breed or rear any of the animals mentioned in §40-36-15, for the purpose of procuring bounties thereon, commits a petty offense. Source: SL 1943, ch 42, §13; SDC Supp […]
Section 40-36-29 – False bounty claim as perjury.
40-36-29. False bounty claim as perjury. Any person who shall make false claim for bounty as provided for in §§40-36-15 to 40-36-25, inclusive, shall be deemed guilty of perjury and shall be punished in the manner provided for the crime of perjury by the laws of this state. Source: SL 1899, ch 136, §7; RPolC […]
Section 40-36-32 – Audit of predatory animal control fund.
40-36-32. Audit of predatory animal control fund. A complete audit shall be made of the state predatory animal control fund, showing receipts and expenditures made by the state auditor. Such audit shall be made by the Department of Legislative Audit of the state. Source: SL 1943, ch 42, §9; SL 1945, ch 36, §5; SDC […]
Section 40-36-33 – Predatory animal control fund carried over from year to year.
40-36-33. Predatory animal control fund carried over from year to year. Any unused balance in the state predatory animal control fund shall not revert but shall be carried over, from year to year, and applied to the payment of bounty claims in subsequent years. Source: SL 1943, ch 42, §9; SL 1945, ch 36, §5; […]
Section 40-36-34 – Special tax on sheep in eastern counties levied on petition of sheep owners–Predatory animals defined.
40-36-34. Special tax on sheep in eastern counties levied on petition of sheep owners–Predatory animals defined. When the board of county commissioners of any county east of the Missouri River is petitioned by two-thirds of the sheep owners whose names appear on the tax rolls of such county, to levy a special tax levy, not […]
Section 40-36-16 – Hunting license not required of landowner to receive bounty.
40-36-16. Hunting license not required of landowner to receive bounty. A landowner or occupant does not have to possess a resident small game license or a resident predator/varmint license in order to receive the bounties specified in §40-36-15 for the killing of the predatory animals specified by that section within the confines of the owner’s […]
Section 40-36-17 – Skin delivered to county auditor to claim bounty–Examination by auditor.
40-36-17. Skin delivered to county auditor to claim bounty–Examination by auditor. Any resident of this state in order to claim a bounty provided by §40-36-15, shall within ten days after killing any such animal mentioned in §40-36-15, present and deliver the complete skin of such animal to the auditor of the county of this state […]
Section 40-36-18 – Investigation of animal skin by conservation officer–Recommendation as to acceptance for bounty.
40-36-18. Investigation of animal skin by conservation officer–Recommendation as to acceptance for bounty. If the auditor has any doubt or question as to any skin delivered pursuant to §40-36-17 he shall refer such skin to the conservation officer for investigation. After the conservation officer’s investigation, he shall return the skin to the auditor with the […]
Section 40-36-19 – Marking of skin accepted for bounty.
40-36-19. Marking of skin accepted for bounty. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall, by regulation, provide the method of marking the skin accepted for bounty payment for the purpose of identification. Source: SDC 1939, §25.1002 as enacted by SL 1961, ch 123, §2; SL 1963, ch 141, §2.