# S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-2: Political affiliations of commissioners--Farmer members--Residence and gross income requirements

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-2
- **Heading:** Political affiliations of commissioners--Farmer members--Residence and gross income requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 41 / Chapter 2 / Section 41-2-2

## Text

Not more than four of the game, fish and parks commissioners may be members of the same political party, and, at the time of their appointment, at least four shall be farmers actually residing on a farm or working primarily on a farm, engaged in agriculture, deriving at least two-thirds of their gross annual incomes from crop or livestock production or both, and interested in wildlife conservation. At the time of their appointment three commissioners shall reside west of the Missouri River and five shall reside east of the Missouri River.

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0102; SL 1945, ch 91, § 1; SL 1947, ch 116; SL 1949, ch 101; SL 1955, ch 76; SL 1966, ch 67; SL 1969, ch 93; SL 1994, ch 321; SL 2009, ch 206, § 5; SL 2018, ch 249, § 1.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-1 Department and commission continued](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-1.1 Department continued--Performance of functions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-1.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-1.2 Direction and supervision of commission--Independent functions retained](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-1.2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-2 Political affiliations of commissioners--Farmer members--Residence and gross income requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-3 Terms of office of commissioners--Annual appointments--Restrictions on appointments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-4 Oath and bond of commissioners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-5 Removal of commissioner from office--Procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-6 Filling of vacancies on commission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-8 Annual meeting of commission--Chair and vice chair--Additional meetings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-11 Employment of conservation officers--Qualifications--Career service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-13 Rangers and park managers as unpaid conservation officers--Emergency appointments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-13.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-16 Duties assigned to departmental officers and employees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-16.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-18 Implementation of game, fish and conservation laws--Promulgation of rules--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-18.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-2-19 Acquisition, management, and improvement of property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C2_S41-2-19.md)

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