Bergie is correct about the proposal/petition being under consideration. The following is taken off the SD Game, Fish & Parks web page. In talking with all my relatives, there is a strong undercurrent growing for this, but it likely won't get passed, especially in an election year.
Snake
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
DEPARTMENT OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS
A public Hearing will be held at the Cedar Shores Resort, Oacoma, South Dakota on September 11, 2000 at 2:00 PM to consider adoption, amendment and repeal of Rules pertaining to the following:
Amend ARSD 41:06:02:01; License forms.
Effect: Revises the location, manner, method, time, and cost (fee) for replacing certain hunting licenses and tags which have been lost, destroyed, or lost in the mail; and adds a new sub-section prescribing the method and circumstances in which certain persons will be authorized to issue a permit in lieu of a nonresident small game license to certain nonresidents by permitting them to change the 5 day periods of hunt specified on their license without cost except for payment of the appropriate license agent’s fee.
Reason: The present procedures for issuing a replacement license for lost and destroyed licenses and changing the hunting dates for nonresidents hunting small game does not adequately address or accommodate affected persons.
The proposed rules may be modified or amended after the Hearing to include or exclude matters that are described in this Notice of Hearing. The Hearing may be continued from time to time until its business has been completed and may be rescheduled.
Interested persons will be given reasonable opportunity to submit data, opinions, arguments and their views, either orally or in writing, or both, at the Hearing. Any person unable to attend the Hearing may mail data, opinions, and arguments to the office of the undersigned in the Foss Building, 523 East Capitol, Pierre, South Dakota 57501, to be received prior to hearing date. Comments may also be sent by E-mail to
[email protected]. E-mail comments must include the commenter's name and address.
Copies of the proposed rules are available at the office of the undersigned in the Foss Building, 523 East Capitol, Pierre, South Dakota 57501. Handicapped persons may contact the undersigned for assistance.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
DEPARTMENT OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS
A public Hearing will be conducted at the Ramkota River Centre in Pierre, South Dakota on September 14, 2000 at 10:15 AM to consider adoption, amendment and repeal of Rules pertaining to the following:
1. Provide a NEW CHAPTER as ARSD 41:06:57; Resident Pheasant Hunting Season.
Effect: Creates a pheasant season in certain prescribed areas prior to the regular pheasant season open only to residents of the state. The NEW CHAPTER prescribes the opening and closing of the season, the areas open to hunting, shooting hours, daily bag and possession limits, license requirements, and eligibility of hunters.
Reason: Provide a resident only pheasant hunting season on certain public lands in advance of the regular pheasant season.
2. Amend ARSD 41:06; Youth Pheasant Hunting Season.
Effect: Modifies the length of the season, modifies those areas where hunting is permitted, and modifies the shooting hours and the daily bag and possession limit during the Youth pheasant hunting season.
Reason: Provides additional hunting opportunity. If the Resident pheasant hunting season is adopted by the Commission, differences may exist in the length of the season, areas permitted to be hunted, and the shooting hours and daily bag and possession limits between the Resident pheasant hunting season and the Youth pheasant hunting season which are open during similar periods of time. The proposed rule changes are an attempt to provide consistency between the seasons.
The proposed rules may be modified or amended after the Hearing to include or exclude matters that are described in this Notice of Hearing. The Hearing may be continued from time to time until its business has been completed and may be rescheduled.
Interested persons will be given reasonable opportunity to submit data, opinions, arguments and their views, either orally or in writing, or both, at the Hearing. Any person unable to attend the Hearing may mail data, opinions, and arguments to the office of the undersigned in the Foss Building, 523 East Capitol, Pierre, South Dakota 57501, to be received prior to hearing date. Comments may also be sent by E-mail to
[email protected]. E-mail comments must include the commenter's name and address.
Copies of the proposed rules are available at the office of the undersigned in the Foss Building, 523 East Capitol, Pierre, South Dakota 57501. Handicapped persons may contact the undersigned for assistance.
The above proposals are available in greater detail by writing to:
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
Attention: Jeanette
523 East Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501