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§ 41-1-2 — Game birds, animals, and fish as property of state.

South Dakota § 41-1-2
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 41GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY
Ch. 41-1DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 41-1-2 (2026).

Text

No person may acquire any property in, or subject to dominion or control, any game bird, game animal, or game fish, or any part thereof. Game birds, game animals, and game fish are the property of the state, except as provided by § 41-1-3 .

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Related

Benson v. State
2006 SD 8 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2006)
42 case citations
Reis v. Miller
1996 SD 75 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1996)
14 case citations
State v. Klager
2011 S.D. 12 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2011)
1 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 25.0411; SL 2009, ch 206, § 1.

Nearby Sections

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§ 41-1-1
Definitions.
§ 41-1-1.1
Persons deemed state residents.
§ 41-1-1.2
Termination of resident status.
§ 41-1-1.3
Definition of trophy animals.
§ 41-1-1.4
Definition of nontrophy animals.
§ 41-1-10
Enjoining interference--Damages allowable.
§ 41-1-11
Certain judgment debtors denied licenses--Automatic revocation pending satisfaction--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 41-1-12
Euthanasia of animal injured in motor vehicle accident.
§ 41-1-13
Report of euthanasia to department.
§ 41-1-2
Game birds, animals, and fish as property of state.
§ 41-1-3
Lawful use of game bird, animal, or fish.
§ 41-1-4
Wanton waste or destruction of protected birds, animals and fish prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 41-1-5
Forfeiture of right to game by unlawful taking, shipment or possession--State entitled to possession.
§ 41-1-5.1
Civil damage liability to state for unlawful killing or taking of wild animals--Amount--Return of uninjured animal--Exemption.
§ 41-1-5.2
Civil action for recovery of damages for unlawful killing or taking of animals--Effect of criminal conviction or acquittal--Deposit of damages and costs--Collection of judgments--Collection fees.
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