South Dakota Statutes
§ 41-8-25 — Maximum number of traps--Disturbance of muskrat houses--Violation as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 41-8-25
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 41GAME, FISH, PARKS AND FORESTRY
Ch. 41HUNTING AND TRAPPING SEASONS AND METHODS
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-25 (2026).
Text
No person may molest, injure, or destroy any muskrat house, except in the open season for the taking, catching, or killing of muskrats. However, muskrat houses may, for the purpose of placing traps therein, be opened in such manner as will not destroy, damage, or injure them as a place of habitation for muskrats. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 25.0801; SL 1941, ch 121; SL 1947, ch 113; SL 1951, ch 125; SL 1955, ch 86; SL 1959, ch 122; SL 1959, ch 123; SL 1961, ch 122; SL 1982, ch 290; SL 1991, ch 337, § 52.
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Persons deemed state residents.§ 41-1-1.2
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Definition of nontrophy animals.§ 41-1-13
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 41-8-25, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/41-8-25.