The season to catch, trap, or hunt beaver is open statewide and year-round, except in the Black Hills Fire Protection District, as described in SDCL 34-35-15.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; 3 SDR 22, effective September 23, 1976; 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; 6 SDR 14, effective August 23, 1979; 7 SDR 21, effective September 15, 1980; 8 SDR 19, effective August 31, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; 10 SDR 12, effective August 17, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 30, effective August 30, 1984; 12 SDR 22, effective August 21, 1985; 13 SDR 26, effective September 10, 1986; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 15 SDR 24, effective August 14, 1988; 16 SDR 32, effective August 20, 1989; 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 18 SDR 33, effective August 19, 1991; 23 SDR 20, effective August 13, 1996; 32 SDR 31, effective August 29, 2005; 35 SDR 47, effective September 8, 2008; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020 ; 48 SDR 14, effective August 22, 2021; 52 SDR 9, effective August 4, 2025 .

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

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (2)(17), 41-8-20 .

Prior versions effective: 2021-08-22, 2020-09-15, 2008-09-08.