South Dakota § 41-2-48 Conservation officers--Entering private land--Prohibition--Exceptions.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 41-2-48 — Conservation officers--Entering private land--Prohibition--Exceptions.

South Dakota·Title 41 GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY·Ch. 41-2 STATE DEPARTMENT OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS

No conservation officer may, in the course of performing the duties of a conservation officer, enter any private land unless the conservation officer has a warrant or has the explicit or implied permission of the landowner or lessee. However, any conservation officer may enter any private land without permission:

(1)If reasonable suspicion or probable cause exists that a violation of a law that the conservation officer is authorized to enforce has been, is being, or is about to be committed on the private land;

(2)To dispatch crippled or distressed wildlife the conservation officer has personally and lawfully observed on the private land; or (3) To respond to emergency situations, accidents, or other threats to public safety occurring on the private land.

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No conservation officer may, in the course of performing the duties of a conservation officer, enter any private land unless the conservation officer has a warrant or has the explicit or implied permission of the landowner or lessee. However, any conservation officer may enter any private land without permission: (1) If reasonable suspicion or probable cause exists that a violation of a law that the conservation officer is authorized to enforce has been, is being, or is about to be committed on the private land; (2) To dispatch crippled or distressed wildlife the conservation officer has personally and lawfully observed on the private land; or (3) To respond to emergency situations, accidents, or other threats to public safety occurring on the private land.

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