Section 40-36-37 – County bounty payable on coyotes.
40-36-37. County bounty payable on coyotes. The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, offer a bounty of not more than fifty dollars for each coyote killed within the limits of the county. Source: SDC 1939, §12.2801; SL 1974, ch 273, §4; SL 2020, ch 179, § 3.
Section 40-36-38 – Educational campaign for rodent and reptile control.
40-36-38. Educational campaign for rodent and reptile control. For the purpose of conducting an educational campaign in the control and extermination of harmful and destructive rodents and poisonous or destructive reptiles, the secretary of game, fish and parks may employ such methods as he may deem advisable. Source: SDC 1939, §25.1201; SL 1977, ch 324, […]
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 40-36-16 – 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.