CHAPTER 220

(HB 1029)

Crossbow use regulated.

         ENTITLED, An Act to  prohibit the use of crossbows for fishing unless an exception is granted in rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

     Section  1.  That § 41-12-12 be amended to read as follows:

     41-12-12.   Spears, spear guns, bows and arrows, snaghooks, setlines, hoop nets, traps, artificial lights, and other devices No spear, spear gun, bow and arrow, crossbow, snaghook, setline, hoop net, trap, artificial light, or other device except hook and line may not be used for fishing except as expressly provided by Game, Fish and Parks Commission rule rules promulgated by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission pursuant to chapter 1-26. However, landing nets, gaffs, and similar devices may be used as an aid in landing fish which are in the process of being caught by legal methods. A violation of this section Use of a device prohibited by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

     Signed February 14, 2006

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