It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a resident to hunt small game without a resident small game license or resident youth small game license, or in violation of the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission or § 41-11-5. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a resident to hunt dove, sandhill crane, and snipe without a migratory bird certification permit and a resident small game license or a resident youth small game license, or in violation of the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person to hunt migratory waterfowl without the applicable small game license, a migratory bird certification permit, and a federal migratory bird stamp.

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0302 (1); SL 1941, ch 105 ; SL 1949, ch 90 , § 1; SL 1951, ch 118 ; SL 1961, ch 116 , § 2; SL 1968, ch 99 , § 2; SL 1975, ch 263 , § 3; SL 1977, ch 327 , § 3; SL 1979, ch 278 , § 8; SL 1984, ch 29 , § 5C; SL 1986, ch 343 , § 2; SL 1989, ch 30 , § 69; SL 1991, ch 337 , § 8; SL 1998, ch 252 , § 13; SL 2000, ch 203 , § 2.