South Dakota Statutes
§ 41-14-3 — Possession during closed season as prima facie evidence of taking during closed season--Burden of proof as to lawful taking.
South Dakota § 41-14-3
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 41GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY
Ch. 41-13POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION AND SALE OF GAME AND FISH
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 41-14-3 (2026).
Text
The possession or control by any person of any bird, animal, or fish at any time when the killing, taking, or possession of the bird, animal, or fish is unlawful is prima facie evidence that the taking or killing occurred during the closed season, unless the person in possession of the bird, animal, or fish shows that at the time it was caught, taken, or killed, it was lawfully caught, taken, or killed either within or without the state, and that the person was lawfully in possession of the bird, animal, or fish.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 25.0416; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 2009, ch 206, § 71.
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§ 41-1-1
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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.§ 41-1-13
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 41-14-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/41-14-3.