South Dakota § 41-6-12 Resident, nonresident licenses--Preference point--Minimum age.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 41-6-12 — Resident, nonresident licenses--Preference point--Minimum age.

South Dakota·Title 41 GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY·Ch. 41-5 GAME AND FISH LICENSES AND PERMITS

Any person who is a resident of this state, as defined by this title, qualifies as a resident for securing a resident hunting license, fishing license, or preference point. A person who is not a resident of this state, as defined by this title, shall secure an applicable nonresident hunting license, fishing license, or preference point. Except as otherwise provided in § 41-6-81 , a person under the age of twelve may not be granted a hunting license. A person who is ten years of age or older may be granted a hunting preference point. A person who is eleven years of age and who will become twelve years of age during the period of September first to December thirty-first, inclusive, may be granted a hunting license or preference point and may be allowed to hunt beginning September first.

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Any person who is a resident of this state, as defined by this title, qualifies as a resident for securing a resident hunting license, fishing license, or preference point. A person who is not a resident of this state, as defined by this title, shall secure an applicable nonresident hunting license, fishing license, or preference point. Except as otherwise provided in § 41-6-81 , a person under the age of twelve may not be granted a hunting license. A person who is ten years of age or older may be granted a hunting preference point. A person who is eleven years of age and who will become twelve years of age during the period of September first to December thirty-first, inclusive, may be granted a hunting license or preference point and may be allowed to hunt beginning September first.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 25.0301 as added by SL 1959, ch 109, § 1; SL 1961, ch 116, § 1; SL 1968, ch 99, § 1; SL 1979, ch 278, § 3; SL 1990, ch 332, § 4; SL 1992, ch 296, § 1; SL 1998, ch 252, § 9; SL 2007, ch 241, § 3; SL 2018, ch 250, § 1; SL 2025, ch 175, § 2.