Three dollars received from the sale of each nonresident small game license shall be placed in a fund to be known as the land acquisition and development fund. The moneys from this fund shall be used for the following purposes:

(1) To acquire by purchase or lease real property to be used primarily for game production. Such real property shall remain open for public hunting;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 41-4-3

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(2) To pay the salary and any necessary expenses of any employee of the Department of Game, Fish and Parks engaged in the acquisition of such real property;

(3) For improving and maintaining game production areas; and

(4) For the payment of taxes on public shooting areas.

Not more than twenty-five percent of the land acquisition and development fund, after the payment of taxes, may be used for the administration of the fund or for improving and maintaining game production areas.

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0302 (3) as added by SL 1941, ch 105; SL 1943, ch 91, § 2; SL 1945, ch 94; SL 1947, ch 104; SL 1947, ch 105; SL 1949, ch 90, § 2; SL 1951, ch 117, § 1; SL 1959, ch 110; SDC Supp 1960, § 25.0302 (2); SL 1961, ch 116, § 2; SL 1987, ch 300, § 1; SL 2009, ch 206, § 34.