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1.__Unlawfully driving deer.__A person may not participate in a
hunt for deer during which an organized or planned effort is made
to drive deer except that a group of 3 or fewer persons may hunt
together as long as they do not use noisemaking devices.

 
2.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a
Class E crime.

 
§11454.__Hunting deer with .22 caliber rimfire cartridge

 
A person may not hunt deer with any firearms using a .22
caliber rimfire cartridge, except that the use of the .22 caliber
rimfire magnum cartridge is not prohibited.

 
A person who violates this section commits a civil violation
for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500
may be adjudged.

 
ARTICLE 3

 
POSSESSION OF DEER

 
§11501.__Bag limit

 
1.__Exceeding bag limit.__A person may not possess more than
one deer during any open season, except as otherwise provided.

 
2.__Hunting deer after having killed one.__A person may not
hunt deer after that person has killed or registered one during
the open season of that calendar year, except as otherwise
provided.

 
3.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a
Class D crime for which the court shall impose a sentencing
alternative of not less than 3 days for the first offense, none
of which may be suspended, and of not less than 10 days for each
succeeding offense, none of which may be suspended; the court
also shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000, none of which
may be suspended.

 
§11502.__Deer tags and tagging

 
1.__Deer tags.__The commissioner shall prescribe the form and
content of a deer tag and produce a deer tag that is part of a
big game hunting license.

 
2.__Tagging deer.__A person may not, prior to presenting a
deer for registration, possess or leave in the fields or forests
a deer killed by that person that does not have securely attached


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