A person may not hunt, pursue, shoot at, shoot, or kill an elk with a firearm which is smaller than .243 caliber and produces less than 1,700 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle. Only soft point or expanding bullets are permitted.

Source: 20 SDR 13, effective August 8, 1993; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020.

General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18 (14) .

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (14) .

Prior versions effective: 1993-08-08.