South Dakota Code § 32-20A-12

Hunting from snowmobile prohibited--Coyote hunting excepted--Penalty
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An individual may not chase, drive, harass, kill, or attempt to kill any game animal or game bird, with or from a snowmobile.
Notwithstanding the prohibition of this section, an individual may use a snowmobile in the taking of a coyote if:
(1) The individual is on property that the individual owns or leases or the individual is on the property as an invitee of the owner or lessee;
(2) The individual is at least eighteen years of age;
(3) The individual is not engaged in harassing the coyote;
(4) The individual is using a firearm to take the coyote;
(5) The snowmobile is stationary at the time the individual shoots or attempts to shoot the coyote; and
(6) No other individual is aboard the snowmobile.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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