41 : 06 : 46 : 02.01 . Eligibility for standby hunter pool -- Application procedure. Only residents of the state may apply for inclusion in the pool of standby hunters. Application may be made through the internet. An applicant may designate in the application no more than ten counties in which the applicant is willing to hunt for deer, antelope, and turkey. An applicant may only designate one area in the application for elk. Applications received from December 1 through March 31 may be considered for inclusion in the pool of standby hunters. Hunters that register for the pool from December 1 through December 31 will be randomly selected to determine the order in which they are contacted if a depredation hunt is needed. After December 31, additional hunters will be registered in the pool in the order that they enroll.

Source: 43 SDR 89 , effective December 29, 2016 ; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020.

General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(2) , 41-6-29.1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-6-29.1 .

Prior versions effective: 2016-12-29.