ARSD 41:06:16:03 – Daily bag limit.

For purposes of this section, the term "ducks" includes "mergansers." The daily bag limit is six ducks, unless the person chooses the second-tier option at which the daily bag limit is an aggregate of three ducks of any species or gender. The daily limit of six ducks may include no more than two redheads, one scaup, three wood ducks, three pintail, two canvasback, and five mallards, of which no more than two may be hen mallards.

During the first nine days of the season, two blue-winged teal may be harvested in addition to the daily bag limit.

The daily bag limit for coots is fifteen.

Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 15 SDR 50, effective October 6, 1988; 19 SDR 48, effective October 7, 1992; 20 SDR 45, effective October 4, 1993; 21 SDR 56, effective September 29, 1994; 22 SDR 46, effective October 8, 1995; 23 SDR 38, effective September 26, 1996; 24 SDR 44, effective October 14, 1997; 25 SDR 43, effective September 28, 1998; 26 SDR 41, effective September 28, 1999; 28 SDR 48, effective October 10, 2001; 29 SDR 29, effective September 8, 2002; 30 SDR 40, effective October 1, 2003; 31 SDR 39, effective September 23, 2004; 32 SDR 45, effective September 20, 2005; 33 SDR 43, effective September 18, 2006; 36 SDR 39, effective September 23, 2009; 37 SDR 53, effective September 27, 2010; 39 SDR 33, effective September 5, 2012; 40 SDR 39, effective September 9, 2013; 41 SDR 34, effective September 2, 2014; 42 SDR 31, effective September 8, 2015 ; 43 SDR 146, effective May 22, 2017 ; 44 SDR 151, effective April 30, 2018; 45 SDR 89, effective December 31, 201 8 ; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020; 47 SDR 38, effective October 6, 2020 ; 47 SDR 110, effective April 29, 2021 48 SDR 132, effective July 5, 2022; 51 SDR 123, effective May 26, 2025 .

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

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

Prior versions effective: 2022-07-05, 2021-04-29, 2020-10-06, 2020-04-29, 2018-12-31, 2018-04-30, 2017-05-22, 2015-09-08, 2014-09-02, 2013-09-09.