Except as provided by § 40-36-16, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to hunt, take, or kill predatory animals without possessing a resident small game license or a resident predator/varmint license. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to falsify any bounty claim, or to claim a bounty on any skin for which a bounty has been paid or refused.

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.1002 as enacted by SL 1961, ch 123 , § 2; SL 1977, ch 190 , § 541; SL 1998, ch 252 , § 3; SL 2020, ch 179 , § 2.