terminate bounty payments for the control of nest predation.

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terminate bounty payments for the control of nest predation.

terminate bounty payments for the control of nest predation.

What This Bill Does

• terminate bounty payments for the control of nest predation.
• Official keyword topics: Fund Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry Hunting Official sponsor note: Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4807/Detail">Reed</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4763/Detail">Howard</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4781/Detail">Larson</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4827/Detail">Vilhauer</a> and Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4754/Detail">Gosch</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4737/Detail">Baxter</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4759/Detail">Healy</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4789/Detail">Moore</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4791/Detail">Muckey</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4797/Detail">Odenbach</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4824/Detail">Uhre-Balk</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4834/Detail">Wittman</a>

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Official Summary Text

terminate bounty payments for the control of nest predation.
Official keyword topics:
Fund
Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry
Hunting
Official sponsor note: Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4807/Detail">Reed</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4763/Detail">Howard</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4781/Detail">Larson</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4827/Detail">Vilhauer</a> and Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4754/Detail">Gosch</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4737/Detail">Baxter</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4759/Detail">Healy</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4789/Detail">Moore</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4791/Detail">Muckey</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4797/Detail">Odenbach</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4824/Detail">Uhre-Balk</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4834/Detail">Wittman</a>

Current Bill Text

26.688.9 101st Legislative Session 148

2026 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 148

Introduced by: Senator Reed

Underscores indicate new language.
Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
An Act to terminate bounty payments for the control of nest predation. 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 2
Section 1. That § 40-36-9 be AMENDED: 3
40-36-9. TheExcept as otherwise provided for in this section, the Department of 4
Game, Fish and Parks may direct or employ personnel and conduct programs , and the 5
Game, Fish and Parks Commission may adopt, pursuant to chapter 1-26 necessary, rules 6
to control foxes, coyotes, feral dogs, prairie dogs, and other wild animals. The expense 7
thereof shall must be paid out of the Department of Game, Fish and Parks department of 8
game, fish and parks fund or the state animal damage control fund. 9
Nothing in this section authorizes the expenditure of moneys as a bounty for the 10
taking of any badger, opossum, racoon, striped skunk, red fox, or other animal, if the 11
purpose for the taking is the control of nest predation. 12
Section 2. That § 41-2-35 be AMENDED: 13
41-2-35. AllExcept as otherwise provided for in this section, all moneys in the 14
Department of Game, Fish and Parks department of game, fish, and parks fund are hereby 15
annually appropriated, to be used with any moneys otherwise appropriated , to pay the 16
necessary expenses of effectuating the purposes of this title. 17
Nothing in this section authorizes the expenditure of moneys as a bounty for the 18
taking of any badger, opossum, racoon, striped skunk, red fox, or other animal, if the 19
purpose for the taking is the control of nest predation. 20