As used in this article:

1. (1) "Buck" means a male deer with a visible, polished antler;
2. (2) "Bull" means a male elk with a visible, polished antler;
3. (3) "Antlerless" means a whitetail or mule deer, or elk, of either sex without a visible antler;
4. (4) "Any deer" means a whitetail or mule deer of either sex;
5. (5) "Any whitetail" means a whitetail deer of either sex;
6. (6) "Antlerless whitetail" means a whitetail deer without a visible antler;
7. (7) "Any mule deer" means a mule deer of either sex;
8. (8) "Mule buck" means a male mule deer with a visible polished antler;
9. (9) "Any elk" means an elk of either sex;
10. (10) "Any antelope" means an antelope of either sex;
11. (11) "Doe/fawn antelope" means an antelope of either sex without horns or with horns less than three inches in total length;
12. (12) "Wild turkey" means a dark turkey which bears the characteristics of a Merriam (Meleagrisgallopavomerriami), Rio Grande (Meleagrisgallopavointermedia), or Eastern (Meleagrisgallopavosilvestris) turkey; any such turkey released to the wild which is not marked in accordance with § 41:09:02:04 and which is within a hunting unit established by chapter 41:06:13 or 41:06:14;
13. (13) "Any turkey" means a wild turkey of either sex;
14. (14) "Male turkey" means a wild turkey with a visible beard or spurs. The beard is a feathered appendage protruding from the breast;
15. (15) "Hen turkey" means a wild turkey without a visible beard or spurs;
16. (16) "License type" means a license for a species or a family of related species, sometimes specific to a particular species, sex, and geographic unit;
17. (17) "Preference point" means a unit of license drawing opportunity that is assigned to an individual;
18. (18) "Agricultural purposes" means the producing, raising, growing, or harvesting of food or fiber upon agricultural land, including dairy products, livestock, crops, timber, and grasslands. Land leased solely for hunting, fishing, or trapping is not considered agricultural purposes;
19. (19) "Operate" means to lease or hold fee title to farm or ranch real property and be directly involved in the management decisions made for agricultural purposes on the farm or ranch;
20. (20) "Owner-operator" means an individual holding fee title to farm or ranch real property who is directly involved in the management decisions made for agricultural purposes on the farm or ranch.

Source: 6 SDR 31, effective October 2, 1979; 9 SDR 171, effective July 13, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 12 SDR 14, effective August 6, 1985; 12 SDR 151, effective March 16, 1986; 13 SDR 37, effective October 7, 1986; 22 SDR 28, effective September 4, 1995; 27 SDR 101, effective April 18, 2001; 28 SDR 24, effective August 28, 2001; 29 SDR 147, effective May 6, 2003; 34 SDR 67, effective September 10, 2007; 37 SDR 235, effective June 27, 2011; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020.

General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2).

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2).

Prior versions effective: 2011-06-27.