South Dakota § 32-20A-12 Hunting from snowmobile prohibited--Coyote hunting excepted--Penalty.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 32-20A-12 — Hunting from snowmobile prohibited--Coyote hunting excepted--Penalty.

South Dakota § 32-20A-12

Title 32MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 32-19SNOWMOBILE OPERATION

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S.D. Codified Laws § 32-20A-12 (2026).

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An individual may not chase, drive, harass, kill, or attempt to kill any game animal or game bird, with or from a snowmobile. Notwithstanding the prohibition of this section, an individual may use a snowmobile in the taking of a coyote if:

(1)The individual is on property that the individual owns or leases or the individual is on the property as an invitee of the owner or lessee;

(2)The individual is at least eighteen years of age;

(3)The individual is not engaged in harassing the coyote;

(4)The individual is using a firearm to take the coyote;

(5)The snowmobile is stationary at the time the individual shoots or attempts to shoot the coyote; and (6) No other individual is aboard the snowmobile. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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An individual may not chase, drive, harass, kill, or attempt to kill any game animal or game bird, with or from a snowmobile. Notwithstanding the prohibition of this section, an individual may use a snowmobile in the taking of a coyote if: (1) The individual is on property that the individual owns or leases or the individual is on the property as an invitee of the owner or lessee; (2) The individual is at least eighteen years of age; (3) The individual is not engaged in harassing the coyote; (4) The individual is using a firearm to take the coyote; (5) The snowmobile is stationary at the time the individual shoots or attempts to shoot the coyote; and (6) No other individual is aboard the snowmobile. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.