No buckshot may be used, and no single ball or rifled slug weighing less than onehalf ounce may be used in hunting big game animals. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 2 misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $500
For details, see § 22-6-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0708 as enacted by SL 1945, ch 100; SL 1949, ch 99; SL 1953, ch 112; SL 1991, ch 337, § 44.