41:09:12:07.01Permit

authorities, limitations, and conditions. A person shall apply for a designated shooter permit on forms provided by the department. An applicant shall include with the application written verification of the applicant's qualifying visual impairment from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist. The permittee shall have the permit in possession while accompanying the designated shooter and shall display the permit upon request of a law enforcement officer. The designated shooter is eligible to hunt in the seasons and for the game species desired in the absence of a designated shooter permit. The permittee and designated shooter shall adhere to all applicable state laws and department rules while hunting. Game legally taken by a designated shooter on behalf of a permittee becomes part of the permittee's daily bag and possession limits and does not count against the designated shooter.

Source: 34 SDR 179, effective December 24, 2007; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020.