South Dakota legislation · 100th Legislature (2025)
South Dakota HB1236: expand the safety zone within which hunting and trapping are restricted.
Status: In committee, February 26, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to expand the safety zone within which hunting and trapping are restricted.
From the introduced text:
An Act to expand the safety zone within which hunting and trapping are restricted. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 41-9-1.1 be AMENDED: 41-9-1.1. Except for controlled access facilities as defined in § 31-8-1, interstate highways, unimproved section lines not commonly used as public rights-of-way, and highways within parks or recreation areas or within or adjoining public shooting areas or game refuges posted for restriction of an applicable use as hereinafter set forth by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, § 41-9-1 does not apply to fishing, trapping, or hunting on highways or other public rights-of-way within this state that meet the requirements of § 41-9-1.3. For purposes of this section, hunting on highways or other public rights-of-way includes: (1) The shooting at or taking by legal methods of small game, except mourning dove, that are located within the boundaries of the highway or public right-of-way; and (2) The shooting at or taking by legal methods of small game, except mourning dove, that are in flight over private land if the small game has either originated from or has taken flight from the highway or public right-of-way or if the small game is in the process of flying over the highway or public right-of-way. Only the owner of the …
Sponsors
- Rebecca Reimer (R, HD-026B) · primary sponsor
- Sydney Davis (R, 17)
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Mary Fitzgerald (R, HD-031)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
Latest actions
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Motion to amend
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in Senate and referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources
- : Do Pass
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources
Votes
- Do Pass Amended (February 26, 2025): 5 yea, 29 nay, failed
- Do Pass (February 25, 2025): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 51 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 18, 2025): 10 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry, Hunting, Firearms
Common questions
- What is HB1236?
- HB1236 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (100th Legislature (2025)): expand the safety zone within which hunting and trapping are restricted.
- What does HB1236 do?
- In its own words: An Act to expand the safety zone within which hunting and trapping are restricted.
- What is the status of HB1236?
- In committee as of February 26, 2025. Latest action: Do Pass Amended (February 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1236?
- Rebecca Reimer (R, HD-026B), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1236?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26242
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