South Dakota currently bans using aircraft to hunt or locate wild animals, but this bill creates an exception allowing hunters to use drones specifically to find and recover deer or elk that they've mortally wounded during a legal hunt. The bill also permits using drones on private land to locate predators or varmints outside the main hunting season (September-November), as long as the landowner consents and the drone operation follows federal aviation rules.
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Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1. S.J. 12
Agriculture and Natural Resources Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 160
Prime sponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-024
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-003
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-026
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-019
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-007
Timothy Goodwin
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-030
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
Deferred to the 41st legislative day