41:08:02:12Possession of wild animals caught outside established

season prohibited -- Immediate release or contact with department representative required. Any trapper who finds a live wild animal in a trap or snare belonging to the trapper at a time when the established season is closed must immediately release the animal. Any trapper who finds a dead wild animal in a trap or snare belonging to the trapper at a time when the established season is closed shall leave the animal undisturbed in the trap or snare and shall contact a department representative within 12 hours. The department representative may authorize the temporary possession of the wild animal until it can be surrendered to the department.

Source: 30 SDR 21, effective August 25, 2003; 31 SDR 21, effective August 23, 2004.