The secretary may authorize a resident who has been
diagnosed by a licensed doctor of medicine to have a terminal illness that to a
reasonable medical certainty is expected to substantially shorten the
resident's life expectancy to hunt deer, antelope, or turkey. Hunting as so
authorized shall take place during established hunting seasons unless the
persons illness has advanced to a point which justifies the secretary to
authorize the person to hunt outside established seasons. A resident under the
age of twenty-six who has been diagnosed by a licensed doctor of medicine to
have cancer or other life-threatening illness is eligible to receive such
authorization. Authorization to hunt issued pursuant to this section shall
allow the resident to take no more than one deer, one antelope, and one turkey
and shall be issued on a once-in-a-lifetime basis for each species for which
authorization is requested. The secretary may waive certain restrictions
related to the hunting season or impose additional terms and conditions as
necessary to facilitate participation by the resident.
Notes
S.D. Admin. R.
41:06:01:18
42
SDR 117, effective
3/1/2016;
43
SDR 17, effective
8/7/2017
General Authority: SDCL
41-2-18(12)(13),
41-6-21.
Law Implemented: SDCL
41-2-18(12)(13),
41-6-21.
The amended
version of this section by
46
SDR 116, effective
4/29/2019 is not yet
available.
