The possession limit for ducks, including mergansers, is three times the daily bag limit for each species.
A person may, at any one time, possess no more than 45 coots taken according to the daily bag limit.
S.D. Admin. R. 41:06:16:05
1 SDR 26, effective 9/11/1974; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective 7/1/1984; 15 SDR 50, effective 10/6/1988; 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 44, effective 10/3/2001; 29 SDR 29, effective 9/8/2002; 30 SDR 40, effective 10/1/2003; 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; 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2020; 48 SDR 132, effective 7/5/2022General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(17), 41-11-5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(17), 41-11-5.