# S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-2: Hunting or possession of big game prohibited except as expressly provided--Violation

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C8_S41-8-2

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-2
- **Heading:** Hunting or possession of big game prohibited except as expressly provided--Violation
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 41 / Chapter 8 / Section 41-8-2

## Text

Except as otherwise expressly provided, no person may pursue, hunt, take, possess, shoot at, kill, wound, or capture any big game animal within the limits of this state at any time. A violation of this section is subject to § 41-8-18 .

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0701; SL 1941, ch 119; SL 1949, ch 98; SL 1953, ch 111; SL 1959, ch 121; SL 1967, ch 89, § 1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 555; SL 1980, ch 285, § 1; SL 1991, ch 337, § 38.

## Nearby sections

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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-6 License required to hunt big game--Violation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C8_S41-8-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-7 Each violation of big game hunting restrictions as separate offense](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C8_S41-8-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-10 Minimum caliber of muzzle loading big game ammunition--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C8_S41-8-10.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-13 Buckshot prohibited in hunting big game--Minimum weight of slug--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C8_S41-8-13.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-15 Dogs prohibited in hunting big game--Exceptions--Violation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C8_S41-8-15.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-16 Use of salt to attract big game prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T41_C8_S41-8-16.md)
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