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Senate rejects bill to expand hunting safety zone from 660 to 1,000 feet
Summary
After extended debate on landowner safety and hunting access, the South Dakota Senate on Feb. 26 rejected House Bill 12-36, which would have expanded the no-shoot safety zone around dwellings from 660 feet to 1,000 feet. An amendment adopting the 1,000-foot distance was adopted earlier, but the final bill failed 5-29.
The South Dakota Senate on Feb. 26 rejected House Bill 12-36, a proposal to expand the statutory safety zone that restricts hunting and trapping near dwellings from 660 feet to 1,000 feet. Sponsor Senator Davis offered an amendment to change the 660-foot figure to 1,000 feet; the amendment was adopted, but the bill failed final passage on a 5-29 vote.
Proponents said the measure was a public-safety and private-property response to complaints from landowners and sheriffs. "We are taking the safety zone from 660 feet to 1,000 feet," Sponsor Senator Davis told the chamber, saying sheriffs and landowners had testified about incidents and enforcement difficulties.…
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