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§ 41-12-8 — Prohibited bait--Violation as misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 41-12-8
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 41GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY
Ch. 41-10FISHING SEASONS AND METHODS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 41-12-8 (2026).

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No person may use carp, goldfish, or game fish, except bullhead, lake herring, sunfish of the genus Lepomis, and cleanings of game fish, as bait in hook and line fishing. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 25.0602 as enacted by SL 1961, ch 120, § 2; SL 1984, ch 273, § 85; SL 2015, ch 212, § 1; SL 2019, ch 190, § 1.

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