ARSD 41:06:61:06. Application requirements -- License and season restrictions -- Special conditions -- Carcass check-in procedures

Only a resident may apply for a mountain lion hunting license. The following requirements, restrictions, special conditions, and procedures apply to all licenses issued under this chapter: (1) No person may harvest more than one mountain lion in a season; (2) No person may harvest or attempt to harvest a mountain lion with a spotted coat or any mountain lion accompanying another mountain lion; (3) No person may hunt mountain lions with the aid of traps or bait; (4) The use of dogs to hunt mountain lions is allowed in the Black Hills Fire Protection District only during those hunting intervals and in the area specified in § 41:06:61:02; and year-round outside of the Black Hills Fire Protection District; (5) No person may release dogs on tracks indicating multiple mountain lions traveling together; (6) In the Black Hills Fire Protection District, a person using dogs shall attempt to harvest the first legal mountain lion the person has a reasonable opportunity to harvest, except where the lion pursued shows obvious signs of lactation; (7) Licensed hunters must accompany the dog handler when the dogs are released and must continuously participate in the hunt until the hunt is completed; (8) A person may use any firearm, muzzleloader, or bow and arrow established by statute or administrative rule as legal implements for the taking of deer; and (9) All mountain lions harvested must be presented to a department representative within twenty-four hours of harvest for inspection.