It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a nonresident to hunt, take, or kill wild turkeys without a nonresident wild turkey license or in violation of the conditions of the license or the rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.

A nonresident wild turkey license permits the licensee to hunt wild turkey in the manner and to the extent provided in § 41-11-5.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 2 misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $500
For details, see § 22-6-2

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Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0302 (25) as added by SL 1966, ch 69, § 3; SL 1979, ch 278, § 15; SL 1984, ch 29, § 5S; SL 1984, ch 273, § 53; SL 1991, ch 337, § 22.