ARSD 41:08:02:06. Body grip trap restrictions

The following restrictions apply to the use of body grip traps commonly known as conibears: (1) No person may set or operate above the water's edge of a stream, river, or other body of water a body grip trap with a jaw spread greater than eight inches; and (2) On all public lands and public road right-of-ways statewide, no person may set or operate a body grip trap used in conjunction with any bait, lure, or scent with a jaw spread greater than six and three-quarter inches unless: (a) The trap is recessed in a plastic, wood, or metal cubby a minimum of seven inches from the front edge of the cubby to the trigger of the trap; or (b) The trap is set below the water's edge of a stream, river, or other body of water.