South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks
Article 41:03 - Parks and public lands
Chapter 41:03:01 - Uses of parks and public lands
Section 41:03:01:13 - Pet prohibitions

(1) From April first through September thirtieth, the pet must be under immediate control on a leash not more than ten feet long, or under immediate control and more than two hundred feet from other park users or designated camping areas;

(2) From October first through March thirty-first, leashes are not mandatory; however, the person shall keep the pet under immediate control;

(3) The person may not allow or possess any pet on the George S. Mickelson Trail unless the pet is under immediate control on a leash not more than ten feet long;

(4) The person may not allow any pet in an area within two hundred feet inland and two hundred feet outward from the water's edge in an area owned, leased, managed, or controlled by the department and designated as a public swimming zone or in an area posted for no pets;

(5) The person may not allow or possess any pet inside enclosed public buildings managed by the department in any state park, recreation area, nature area, or lakeside use area except:

(6) If the person maintains reasonable control of the dog, the person may allow or possess a dog that is not on a leash within a designated dog training area.

Notwithstanding these exceptions, no person may allow or possess a pet on the Summit Trail at Bear Butte State Park.

An exception applies only insofar as the person properly disposes of any pet waste left within the state park system.