Traffic Stop in Union County Leads to Seizure of 70 Ducks
In Union County, South Dakota, a traffic stop for speeding led to the seizure of 70 ducks from a vehicle, which exceeded the legal possession limit.

Sioux Falls, SD, October 27, 2026 —
A traffic stop for speeding in Union County, South Dakota, led to the seizure of 70 ducks from a vehicle, according to the information provided about the incident. The number of ducks exceeded the legal possession limit.
The available account does not identify when the stop occurred, where in Union County it took place, or which agency conducted it. It also does not provide the driver’s name or explain the circumstances of the duck possession. No further details about the applicable limit or the basis for determining that it had been exceeded were provided.
The information does not say whether any citation or other enforcement action was issued in connection with the possession limit, or whether the speeding stop resulted in a separate citation. It also does not describe what happened to the ducks after they were seized. The reason the ducks were in the vehicle was not specified.
Beyond the speeding stop and seizure, the account does not provide details about an investigation, the driver’s response, or any subsequent legal proceedings. The precise law or regulation governing the possession limit was not identified. Those details remain unavailable in the information provided, so the incident’s broader circumstances and outcome cannot be established from the account alone.
Story summarized from the original created by Alex Duus on www.dakotanewsnow.com, see more information here.
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