41:06:21:02.  Open units -- Number and type of licenses available -- Exceptions. The following is a description of the open units and the maximum number and types of resident licenses available in each unit:

 

          (1)  Unit ERD-01A: Minnehaha County; 550 "any deer" licenses and 400 "antlerless deer" licenses. That portion of Minnehaha County east of Interstate 29, south of Interstate 90, west of Minnehaha County Road 109, and north of the Lincoln County line is closed to firearms except for muzzleloading rifles and shotguns using slugs only;

 

          (2)  Unit ERD-03A: Brown County, excluding Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge; 300 "any deer" licenses, 1,000 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer," and 1,000 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (3)  Unit ERD-04A: Beadle County; 500 "any deer" licenses, 100 "antlerless deer" licenses, 250 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer," and 200 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (4)  Unit ERD-05A: Codington County; 350 "any deer" licenses;

 

          (5)  Unit ERD-06A: Brookings County; 550 "any deer" licenses and 250 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (6)  Unit ERD-07A: Yankton County; 350 "any deer" licenses and 450 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (7)  Unit ERD-08A: Davison County; 350 "any deer" licenses and 350"antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (8)  Unit ERD-10A: Aurora County; 50 "any deer" licenses, 150 "antlerless whitetail deer" licenses, 350 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," and 200 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer";

 

          (9)  Unit ERD-12A: Bon Homme County; 300 "any deer" licenses, 300 "antlerless deer" licenses, and 100 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (10)  Unit ERD-13A: Brule County; 500 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer," 650 three-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and two tags each valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," and 500 three-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer";

 

          (11)  Unit ERD-14A: Buffalo County; 100 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer," 250 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," and 50 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer";

 

          (12)  Unit ERD-16A: Campbell County; 20 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer," 100 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer," 400 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," and 200 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer";

 

          (13)  Unit ERD-17A: Charles Mix County, excluding Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge; 450 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," 450 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," and 150 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (14)  Unit ERD-18A: Clark County; 600 "any deer" licenses and 700 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (15)  Unit ERD-19A: Clay County; 300 "any deer" licenses and 400 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (16)  Unit ERD-22A: Day County, excluding Waubay National Wildlife Refuge; 600 "any deer" licenses and 700 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (17)  Unit ERD-23A: Deuel County; 400 "any deer" licenses and 200 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (18)  Unit ERD-25A: Douglas County; 350 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and one tag valid for one "any antlerless whitetail deer," and 150 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer";

 

          (19)  Unit ERD-26A: Edmunds County; 700 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer" and 600 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (20)  Unit ERD-28A: Faulk County; 500 three-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer" and 600 three-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and two tags valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (21)  Unit ERD-29A: Grant County; 400 "any deer" licenses;

 

          (22)  Unit ERD-32A: Hamlin County; 600 "any deer" licenses;

 

          (23)  Unit ERD-33A: Hand County; 50 "any deer" licenses, 400 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," and 400 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer";

 

          (24)  Unit ERD-34A: Hanson County; 300 "any deer" licenses and 300 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (25)  Unit ERD-36A: Hughes County, excluding Farm Island Recreation Area, LaFramboise Island, and the strip of department land from the entrance to Farm Island west through the city of Pierre; 75 "any deer" licenses, 100 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer," 175 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," and 125 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (26)  Unit ERD-37A: Hutchinson County; 400 "any deer" licenses and 400 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (27)  Unit ERD-38A: Hyde County; 450 three-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and two tags each valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," 20 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one antlerless deer," and 400 three-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer";

 

          (28)  Unit ERD-40A: Jerauld County; 50 "any deer" licenses, 200 "antlerless whitetail deer" licenses, 300 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," and 100 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer";

 

          (29)  Unit ERD-42A: Kingsbury County; 650 "any deer" licenses, 350 "antlerless deer" licenses, and 200 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (30)  Unit ERD-43A: Lake County; 350 "any deer" licenses, and 200 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (31)  Unit ERD-44A: Lincoln County, excluding Newton Hills State Park; 300 "any deer" licenses and 100 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (32)  Unit ERD-46A: McCook County; 400 "any deer" licenses and 200 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (33)  Unit ERD-47A: McPherson County; 500 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer" and 500 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (34)  Unit ERD-48A: Marshall County; 500 "any deer" licenses and 400 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (35)  Unit ERD-51A: Miner County; 400 "any deer" licenses and 450 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (36)  Unit ERD-52A: Moody County; 350 "any deer" licenses and 200 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (37)  Unit ERD-54A: Potter County; 150 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer," 450 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," 200 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer," and 250 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer";

 

          (38)  Unit ERD-55A: Roberts County; 400 "any deer" licenses and 100 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (39)  Unit ERD-56A: Sanborn County; 200 "any deer" licenses, 400 "antlerless deer" licenses, and 150 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (40)  Unit ERD-57A: Spink County; 300 "any deer" licenses, 800 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer," and 200 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (41)  Unit ERD-59A: that portion of Sully County west of U.S. Highway 83; 150 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer," 250 three-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and two tags valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," 200 three-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," and 150 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (42)  Unit ERD-59B: that portion of Sully County east of U.S. Highway 83; 350 two-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any deer" and one tag valid for one "antlerless deer" and 200 three-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer";

 

          (43)  Unit ERD-61A: Turner County; 300 "any deer" licenses and 100 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (44)  Unit ERD-62A: Union County; 350 "any deer" licenses and 400 "antlerless deer" licenses;

 

          (45)  Unit ERD-63A: Walworth County; 50 "any deer" licenses, 100 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless deer," 400 three-tag licenses with one tag valid for one "any whitetail deer" and two tags valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer," and 200 two-tag licenses with each tag valid for one "antlerless whitetail deer";

 

          (46)  Unit ERD-ZZ1: no East River deer licenses may be issued. However, an applicant for this unit shall accrue a preference point as provided in § 41:06:01:09;

 

          (47)  Unit ESD-ZZ1: no East River deer licenses may be issued. However, an applicant for this unit shall accrue a preference point as provided in § 41:06:01:09 for a "special any deer" license as described in § 41:06:21:02.01.

 

          Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 78, effective June 19, 1975; 2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 3 SDR 87, effective June 26, 1977; 4 SDR 88, effective June 27, 1978; 5 SDR 6, effective August 3, 1978; 5 SDR 108, effective June 28, 1979; 6 SDR 129, effective July 13, 1980; 8 SDR 15, effective August 19, 1981; 9 SDR 14, effective August 8, 1982; 9 SDR 171, effective July 13, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 22, effective August 9, 1984; 12 SDR 14, effective August 6, 1985; 13 SDR 26, effective September 10, 1986; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 15 SDR 24, effective August 14, 1988; 16 SDR 32, effective August 20, 1989; 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 18 SDR 33, effective August 19, 1991; 19 SDR 17, effective August 12, 1992; 20 SDR 13, effective August 8, 1993; 21 SDR 35, effective August 31, 1994; 22 SDR 28, effective September 4, 1995; 23 SDR 35, effective September 16, 1996; 24 SDR 23, effective August 31, 1997; 25 SDR 21, effective August 27, 1998; 26 SDR 21, effective August 23, 1999; 27 SDR 13, effective August 27, 2000; 28 SDR 24, effective August 28, 2001; 29 SDR 21, effective August 26, 2002; 30 SDR 21, effective August 25, 2003; 31 SDR 21, effective August 23, 2004; 32 SDR 31, effective August 29, 2005; 33 SDR 43, effective September 18, 2006; 34 SDR 49, effective August 22, 2007; 35 SDR 47, effective September 8, 2008; 36 SDR 39, effective September 23, 2009; 36 SDR 170, effective May 11, 2010; 37 SDR 18, effective August 16, 2010; 38 SDR 40, effective September 21, 2011; 39 SDR 32, effective September 5, 2012.

          General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(17), 41-6-21.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(17), 41-6-21.