At the time of conviction for any one of the following offenses:

(1) Violation of any game and fish law punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor;

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
For details, see § 22-6-2

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 41-6-74.1

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) Violation of § 41-8-37, 41-9-1.2, or 41-8-17 except for a landowner, occupant, or accompanying guests of the landowner or occupant on the owner’s or occupant’s land or a person employed by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks in the performance of the person’s duty, or 41-12-12;

(3) Violation of any other statute or rule pertaining to fishing, hunting, or possessing game or game fish without a license or during a closed season; or

(4) Taking or possessing in excess of the lawful daily or possession limit:

(a) One or two paddlefish;

(b) Two or three turkeys;

(c) Four to six, inclusive, of any one game fish as regulated other than paddlefish; or

(d) Four to six, inclusive, of any one small game animal as regulated;

the person’s applicable hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges in South Dakota are automatically revoked without further hearing for a period of one year following date of conviction. The sentencing court may impose consecutive revocations of the person’s hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges if the person is convicted of two or more violations for which revocation of the privileges is authorized under this title.

Source: SL 1997, ch 234, § 2; SL 2000, ch 207, § 1; SL 2009, ch 209, § 1.