Section 41-15-18 - Unlawfully possessed bird, animal, fish, skin, or container as contraband--Seizure byofficer. - South Dakota Statutes

41-15-18. Unlawfully possessed bird, animal, fish, skin, or container as contraband--Seizure by officer. Any bird, animal, fish, or the skin of any fur-bearing animal, or any part of any such bird, animal, fish, or skin, caught, killed, shipped, possessed, or controlled, contrary to any of the provisions of this title or any rules of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission, and any compartment, chest, box, locker, crate, basket, package, or other receptacle or contrivance in which any such bird, animal, fish, or skin is kept, concealed, or transported, unless otherwise expressly excepted by law, are deemed contraband. The secretary of game, fish and parks or any conservation officer or law enforcement officer shall seize and take possession of the contraband pending action by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0422; SL 1963, ch 135, § 2; SL 1967, ch 85, § 8; SL 1969, ch 100; SL 2009, ch 206, § 91.