Section 41-5-8 - Carrying of enclosed firearm on highway in preserve or refuge--Hunting of predatoryanimals and birds on private property.
41-5-8. Carrying of enclosed firearm on highway in preserve or refuge--Hunting of predatory animals and birds on private property. Any person crossing the state game preserve or any game or bird refuge upon any public highway may carry a firearm if the firearm is enclosed in a case and not removed from the case while in the preserve or refuge. Any bona fide resident within any game preserve or refuge in the state may carry firearms for the purpose of killing nongame and predatory animals or birds on the resident's own premises, and the resident may kill nongame and predatory animals or birds on the resident's own premises within any game preserve or refuge.
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0904; SL 1965, ch 114; SL 2009, ch 206, § 42.