Liberalized tak ing of silver carp, bighead carp, rough fish, smelt, and lake herring. Smelt and lake herring may be taken by hook and line, seines, lift nets, cast nets, and dip nets. Silver carp and bighead carp which inadvertently jump into any boat or are netted from the air using a dip net , may be retained. Silver carp, bighead carp, and rough fish may be taken with dip nets. No person may transport live smelt or live fish classified as aquatic invasive species in § 41:10:04:01 away from the water in which they were taken.

Source: 37 SDR 112, effective December 8, 2010; 41 SDR 107, effective January 5, 2015 ; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020 ; 49 SDR 46, effective November 21, 2022; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18 (5)(14).

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (5)(14).

Prior versions effective: 2022-11-21, 2020-04-29, 2015-01-05, 2010-12-08.