It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a resident to hunt, take, or kill elk without a resident elk license or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. A resident elk license shall permit the licensee to hunt elk in the manner and to the extent provided in §§ 41-8-6 to 41-8-17, inclusive. The fee for a resident elk license in Custer State Park shall be established pursuant to § 41-17-1.1.

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0302 as added by SL 1968, ch 99 , § 4; SL 1980, ch 284 , § 2; SL 1984, ch 29 , § 5E; SL 1984, ch 273 , § 49; SL 1991, ch 337 , § 13.