The partridge hunting season is open statewide, from sunrise to sunset, each day from the third Saturday of September through January thirty-first.

Cross-References:

Combination licenses -- Issuance, SDCL 41-6-10.1.

Resident licenses, permits, and stamps for hunting of small game, migratory birds, and migratory waterfowl -- Violation as misdemeanor, SDCL 41-6-16.

Nonresident licenses and permits for hunting of small game and migratory birds -- Privileges -- Violation as misdemeanor, SDCL 41-6-17.

Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 2 SDR 18, effective September 16, 1975; 3 SDR 22, effective September 23, 1976; 4 SDR 15, effective September 15, 1977; 5 SDR 12, effective August 21, 1978; 5 SDR 108, effective June 28, 1979; 8 SDR 31, effective September 30, 1981; 8 SDR 170, effective June 20, 1982; 9 SDR 158, effective June 14, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 10 SDR 148, effective July 11, 1984; 11 SDR 172, effective June 27, 1985; 12 SDR 201, effective June 23, 1986; 14 SDR 4, effective July 22, 1987; 14 SDR 164, effective June 16, 1988; 15 SDR 193, effective June 20, 1989; 16 SDR 220, effective June 21, 1990; 18 SDR 4, effective July 18, 1991; 19 SDR 190, effective June 15, 1993; 21 SDR 207, effective June 5, 1995; 23 SDR 197, effective May 27, 1997; 24 SDR 16, effective August 13, 1997; 25 SDR 141, effective May 27, 1999; 25 SDR 157, effective June 24, 1999; 26 SDR 162, effective June 14, 2000; 30 SDR 171, effective May 11, 2004; 31 SDR 191, effective June 7, 2005; 32 SDR 203, effective June 5, 2006; 35 SDR 306, effective July 2, 2009 ; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020 ; 51 SDR 13, effective August 14, 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18 (1)(2)(17).

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (1)(2)(17), 41-11-5 .

Prior versions effective: 2020-04-29, 2009-07-02.