Notwithstanding § 41-6-13, no hunting license may be issued to any person under the age of sixteen years unless the applicant presents to the person authorized to issue such license a certificate of successful completion as provided in rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission, pursuant to chapter 1-26, an appropriate certificate of successful completion of a hunter safety or hunter education course from another state or province of Canada, or a hunting license issued to the applicant in the current or previous year. 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

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 41-7-1

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1955, ch 80, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 25.0306-1; SL 1986, ch 344, § 2; SL 1992, ch 293, § 11; SL 1997, ch 236, § 1.