B.__An agent employed pursuant to paragraph A may use snares to control coyotes during winter months under the following conditions.

(1)__An agent may use snares only for animal damage control purposes to help meet management goals established by the commissioner for deer, threatened or endangered species or other wildlife species or to benefit agricultural interests as described in paragraph C.

(2)__An agent must be trained and certified by the department in the use of snares.

(3)__An agent must be deployed by a department wildlife biologist before setting snares.

(4)__An agent shall post access points to areas in which snaring activity is taking place, including, but not limited to, roads and trails for motorized vehicles, cross-country skiers or hikers or other obvious travel ways that may be used by people.

(5)__An agent shall plainly label snares with the full name and address of that agent.

(6)__An agent shall keep an accurate record of the number and location of snares set by that agent and must be able to account for those snares at all times.

(7)__An agent shall check that agent's snares that are equipped with relaxing locks on a daily basis.

(8)__A department employee may accompany an agent at any time an agent is checking snares.

(9)__An agent shall report monthly to the department, on forms provided by the department, the coyotes and nontarget species taken by snaring during the reporting period.

The commissioner shall revoke the snaring certificate of an agent who violates any provision of this paragraph.