Any person who is a resident of this state, as defined by this title, qualifies as a resident for securing a resident hunting license, fishing license, or preference point. A person who is not a resident of this state, as defined by this title, shall secure an applicable nonresident hunting license, fishing license, or preference point. Except as otherwise provided in § 41-6-81, a person under the age of twelve may not be granted a hunting license. A person who is ten years of age or older may be granted a hunting preference point. A person who is eleven years of age and who will become twelve years of age during the period of September first to December thirty-first, inclusive, may be granted a hunting license or preference point and may be allowed to hunt beginning September first.

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0301 as added by SL 1959, ch 109 , § 1; SL 1961, ch 116 , § 1; SL 1968, ch 99 , § 1; SL 1979, ch 278 , § 3; SL 1990, ch 332 , § 4; SL 1992, ch 296 , § 1; SL 1998, ch 252 , § 9; SL 2007, ch 241 , § 3; SL 2018, ch 250 , § 1; SL 2025, ch 175 , § 2.