In that part of the Black Hills Fire Protection District lying south of Interstate Highway 90, no person may enter upon any private land with intent to take or kill any bird or animal, after being notified by the owner or lessee not to do so. Such notice may be given orally or by posting written or printed notices to that effect at the residence or where the buildings are located on the private land, at the gates or entering places to the private land, and in conspicuous places around the land posted.

A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor and is subject to § 41-9-8.

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 41-9-2

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0427; SL 1947, ch 112, § 1; SL 1949, ch 94; SL 1951, ch 121; SL 1953, ch 107; SL 1955, ch 83; SL 1964, ch 79; SL 1967, ch 86; SDCL § 41-9-3; SL 1968, ch 100; repealed SL 1973, ch 269, § 3; re-enacted SL 1974, ch 278, § 1; SL 1991, ch 337, § 64; SL 2011, ch 194, § 1.