Any person who is hunting, fishing, or trapping or is engaged in any recreational activity upon private land shall upon request exhibit the person’s license to hunt, fish, or trap, or if unlicensed or engaged in another recreational activity, shall provide the person’s first name, last name, town or city of residence, and state or province of residence as shown on the person’s driver license, state-issued identification card, or other form of valid identification for the purpose of verifying the person’s identity to any person who has legal authority to control access to the private land where the hunting, fishing, trapping, or other recreational activity is occurring. 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

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 41-9-11

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

Source: SL 2015, ch 211, § 2.