Signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes certain non-residents to obtain waterfowl hunting licenses.

Highlights:

• Establishes a special nonresident waterfowl license to be offered for sale by the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks (Sec. 1).

• Requires a special nonresident waterfowl license applicant to (Sec. 1):
• Be at least 18 years old;
• Have a South Dakota resident as a family member to sponsor his or her application;
• Have proof of being born in South Dakota; or
• Have proof of previous possession of a resident South Dakota hunting license.

• Requires a sponsor of a special nonresident waterfowl license applicant to (Sec. 1):
• Be a South Dakota resident;
• Possess a current resident hunting license; 
• Accompany the nonresident applicant on the hunt; and 
• Be related to the nonresident applicant by marriage or the relation of mother, father, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, son, or daughter. 

• Authorizes a holder of a special nonresident waterfowl license to hunt migratory water fowl for 10 consecutive days (Sec. 1). 

• Classifies a purposefully false application to obtain a nonresident waterfowl license or sponsoring such an applicant as a Class 1 misdemeanor (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that an individual who is convicted of a Class 1 misdemeanor under this bill will lose all hunting privileges for 1 year after conviction (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits an individual with a special nonresident waterfowl license from holding a general nonresident license during the same waterfowl hunting season (Sec. 2).

• Requires the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to award 1 preference point for each license for which an armed forces veteran nonresident applies (Sec. 2). 

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