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87-6-717. Owning, controlling, or propagating furbearers without license

87-6-717. Owning, controlling, or propagating furbearers without license. A person who owns, controls, or propagates furbearers in violation of 87-4-1002 shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county detention center for not more than 6 months, or both. In addition, the person, upon conviction or forfeiture of […]

87-6-718. Unlawful acquisition of furbearer

87-6-718. Unlawful acquisition of furbearer. (1) A person may not capture, take, or otherwise acquire a furbearer from the wild for use on a fur farm. (2) A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county detention center for not […]

87-6-801. Wild bird, raptor, and falcon offenses

87-6-801. Wild bird, raptor, and falcon offenses. (1) A person who violates any provision of Title 87, chapter 5, part 2, pertaining to the regulation of wild birds, raptors, and falconry, shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county detention center for not more than 6 months, […]

87-6-901. Second offense penalties

87-6-901. Second offense penalties. (1) A person convicted of a second offense of any of the following offenses within 10 years of the first conviction or who is convicted of two or more of the following offenses at different times within a 10-year period is subject to the penalties provided in subsection (2): (a) hunting during a […]

87-6-902. Third offense penalties

87-6-902. Third offense penalties. (1) A person convicted of a third offense of any of the following offenses within 10 years of the first conviction is subject to the penalties provided in subsection (2): (a) hunting during a closed season; (b) taking an animal or hunting while using projected artificial light; (c) hunting without a license; and (d) unlawful taking […]

87-6-903. Additional penalty for use of artificial light or scope

87-6-903. Additional penalty for use of artificial light or scope. (1) If a person is convicted of illegally taking an animal described in 87-6-906 or 87-6-907 through the use of projected artificial light, nightscopes, or infrared scopes, the person is prohibited from fishing or hunting in the state for an additional 5 years following the ending […]

87-6-707. Unlawful sale of fish or spawn

87-6-707. Unlawful sale of fish or spawn. (1) Except as provided in 87-4-601 and subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person may not, for speculative purposes, for market, or for sale, catch game fish or remove or cause to be removed the eggs or spawn of any game fish in any way. A person […]

87-6-602. Trapping during closed season

87-6-602. Trapping during closed season. (1) A person may not trap or hunt or attempt to trap or hunt any fur-bearing animal until the commission provides an open season on any fur-bearing animal. The furs and hides of fur-bearing animals legally taken during the open season may be possessed, bought, and sold at any time except […]

87-6-603. Waste of fur-bearing animal

87-6-603. Waste of fur-bearing animal. (1) A person may not waste a fur-bearing animal by purposely or knowingly: (a) failing to pick up traps or snares at the end of the trapping season so that the pelt of a fur-bearing animal is wasted; (b) attending traps or snares so that fur-bearing animals are wasted; or (c) wasting the pelt […]