Section 41-8-19 - Trapping of fur-bearing animals prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor

41-8-19. Trapping of fur-bearing animals prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.Except as authorized by chapter 41-6 and this chapter, no person may set or operate any trap, hunt, catch, take, trap, or kill any fur-bearing animal. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §25.0801; SL 1941, ch 121; SL 1947, ch 113; SL 1951, ch 125; SL 1955, ch 86; SL 1959, ch 122; SL 1959, ch 123; SL 1961, ch 122; SL 1976, ch 261, §2; SL 1991, ch 337, §50; SL 2012, ch 203, §1.