For purposes of this section, the term "ducks" includes "mergansers." The daily bag limit is six ducks, unless the person chooses the second-tier option at which the daily bag limit is an aggregate of three ducks or mergansers of any species or gender. The total daily limit of six ducks may include no more than two redheads, one scaup, three wood ducks, one pintail, two canvasback, and five mallards, of which no more than two may be hen mallards.
During the first 16 days of the season an additional two blue-winged teal may be harvested in addition to the daily bag limit.
The daily bag limit for coots is 15.
S.D. Admin. R. 41:06:16:03
1 SDR 26, effective 9/11/1974; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective 7/1/1984; 15 SDR 50, effective 10/6/1988; 19 SDR 48, effective 10/7/1992; 20 SDR 45, effective 10/4/1993; 21 SDR 56, effective 9/29/1994; 22 SDR 46, effective 10/8/1995; 23 SDR 38, effective 9/26/1996; 24 SDR 44, effective 10/14/1997; 25 SDR 43, effective 9/28/1998; 26 SDR 41, effective 9/28/1999; 28 SDR 48, effective 10/10/2001; 29 SDR 29, effective 9/8/2002; 30 SDR 40, effective 10/1/2003; 31 SDR 39, effective 9/23/2004; 32 SDR 45, effective 9/20/2005; 33 SDR 43, effective 9/18/2006; 36 SDR 39, effective 9/23/2009; 37 SDR 53, effective 9/27/2010; 39 SDR 33, effective 9/5/2012; 40 SDR 39, effective 9/9/2013; 41 SDR 34, effective 9/2/2014; 42 SDR31, effective 9/8/2015; 43 SDR 146, effective 5/22/2017; 44 SDR 151, effective 4/30/2018; 45 SDR 089, effective 12/31/2018;46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2020, 47 SDR 038, effective 10/6/2020; 47 SDR 110, effective 4/29/2021; 48 SDR 132, effective 7/5/2022General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(2), 41-11-5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(2), 41-11-5.