Section 20-16-3. – Possession of ferrets prohibited.
§ 20-16-3. Possession of ferrets prohibited. No person shall own or have in his or her possession in this state a European ferret, nor shall any person use ferrets in hunting any game in this state. In addition to the penalties provided in § 20-1-16, any person violating the provisions of this section shall forfeit […]
Section 20-16-4. – Raccoon hunting.
§ 20-16-4. Raccoon hunting. Raccoons may be taken and possessed with the use of a gun, when the taker is accompanied by a dog. No person shall hunt raccoons at night by the use of rifle larger than a twenty-two (22) caliber rim fire long rifle or by the use of shotgun shells carrying shot […]
Section 20-16-5. – Possession of live raccoons.
§ 20-16-5. Possession of live raccoons. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a person from keeping a live raccoon or raccoons for either breeding or other purposes while having in his or her possession a permit or license issued by the department to do so. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § […]
Section 20-16-6. – Prohibited methods of taking.
§ 20-16-6. Prohibited methods of taking. No person shall erect, set, repair, maintain, or tend any snare, or spread any poison, for the purpose of catching or killing any animal, except within buildings located on land owned or occupied by him or her, unless specifically allowed by regulations adopted under § 20-1-12. History of Section.P.L. […]
Section 20-16-7. – License required for trapping — Marking of traps.
§ 20-16-7. License required for trapping — Marking of traps. No person shall set, maintain, or tend any trap for the purpose of taking, killing, or destroying any furbearing animal without first obtaining a trapping license from the department of environmental management; provided, however, that a resident of this state, or a member of the […]
Section 20-16-8. – Trapping — Steel jawed leghold traps.
§ 20-16-8. Trapping — Steel jawed leghold traps. (a) No person shall use, set, place, or maintain or tend any steel-jawed, leghold trap to capture any furbearing mammal or other animal; provided, however, that any person may apply in writing to the director of the department of environmental management for a special permit to use […]
Section 20-16-9. – Setting of traps.
§ 20-16-9. Setting of traps. No trap shall be set by any person on the enclosed land of another without the written permission of the owner of the land. Every trap shall be placed in a hole, brush pile, stone wall, or other protected place, so situated as to be inaccessible to any domestic animal. […]
Section 20-16-10. – Green pelt as evidence of unlawful taking.
§ 20-16-10. Green pelt as evidence of unlawful taking. The possession of a green pelt, or any part of a pelt, by any person, except during the open season for the animal and for ten (10) days thereafter, shall be prima facie evidence that the pelt, or part of a pelt, was unlawfully taken and […]
Section 20-16-11. – Disturbing traps of another.
§ 20-16-11. Disturbing traps of another. No person shall disturb, tend, or possess a trap of another, or take a furbearing animal from the traps of another, unless specifically authorized to do so by the owner. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 197, § 3.
Section 20-15-5. – Possession of unlawful weapons while hunting.
§ 20-15-5. Possession of unlawful weapons while hunting. No person shall use, or have in his or her possession, while hunting for deer, pistols, guns, or other firearms, spear guns, crossbows, explosive points, poisonous or barbed points, or any other projectile, propelled by any means, capable of carrying or injecting any incapacitating drug or chemical; […]