South Dakota § 20-9-47 Definitions pertaining to fishing tournaments.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 20-9-47 — Definitions pertaining to fishing tournaments.

South Dakota § 20-9-47

Title 20PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

Ch. 20-8LIABILITY FOR TORTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 20-9-47 (2026).

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Terms used in §§ to 20-9-51 , inclusive, mean:

(1)"Fishing," the riding, driving, or being a passenger in a boat or watercraft used in a fishing tournament, or any person assisting a participant or show management. The term does not include being a spectator at a fishing tournament;

(2)"Fishing tournament," an organized competition among fishermen, usually as a series of competition events centered around or on a specific body of water, with specific rules applying to each event;

(3)"Fishing tournament sponsor," any individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation, whether or not the sponsor is operating for profit or nonprofit, that supports, organizes, or provides the facilities for a fishing tournament;

(4)"Fishing professional," any person engaged for compensation i

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Terms used in §§ to 20-9-51 , inclusive, mean: (1) "Fishing," the riding, driving, or being a passenger in a boat or watercraft used in a fishing tournament, or any person assisting a participant or show management. The term does not include being a spectator at a fishing tournament; (2) "Fishing tournament," an organized competition among fishermen, usually as a series of competition events centered around or on a specific body of water, with specific rules applying to each event; (3) "Fishing tournament sponsor," any individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation, whether or not the sponsor is operating for profit or nonprofit, that supports, organizes, or provides the facilities for a fishing tournament; (4) "Fishing professional," any person engaged for compensation in instructing a participant or renting to a participant a boat, watercraft or other equipment for the purpose of fishing in a fishing tournament; (5) "Inherent risks of fishing," those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of fishing, including: (a) The unpredictability of the weather and environment in the area the fishing occurs; (b) Certain hazards such as surface and subsurface conditions of the body of water at or on which the fishing occurs; (c) Collisions with other boats, watercrafts, vehicles, ice shacks, or objects; (d) If engaged in a fishing tournament, the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, such as failing to maintain control over the boat or watercraft or not acting within the participant's ability; (6) "Participant," any person, whether amateur or professional, who engages in a fishing tournament, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in a fishing tournament.