Ringneck pheasants to be killed or captured for any event or activity related to a sporting dog training or field trial shall be confined in a release trap, release box, or similar device until they are released immediately before they are killed or captured. A streamer of fluorescent surveyor tape conspicuously attached to the bird at all times during the event or activity is acceptable in lieu of confinement and release from a trap.

Source: 15 SDR 162, effective May 4, 1989; 17 SDR 139, effective March 21, 1991; 24 SDR 23, effective August 31, 1997; 39 SDR 32, effective September 5, 2012.

General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(1) , 41-17-1.1(4).

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(1) , 41-17-1.1(4).