1-A.__License required.__A person may not charge others for the opportunity to hunt mallard ducks, pheasants, quail, Chukar partridge and Hungarian partridge in an area or establish a commercial shooting area for such purposes unless that person has a valid license issued under this section.__Each day a person violates this subsection that person commits a Class E crime for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal to twice the applicable license fee must be imposed.

A.__Nothing in this subsection prohibits the operator of a commercial shooting area from authorizing a person to hunt other wild birds or wild animals in the commercial shooting area during the regular open season on those species, in accordance with this Part, as long as the person possesses a valid state hunting license that allows the hunting of those wild birds and wild animals.

1-B.__Issuance.__The commissioner may issue licenses authorizing the establishment and operation of commercial shooting areas to qualified applicants.__A commercial shooting area license authorizes the owner of a commercial shooting area to charge others for the opportunity to hunt mallard ducks, pheasants, quail, Chukar partridge and Hungarian partridge in that area. A commercial shooting area license is valid for one year and is renewable annually.

2. Eligibility. In order to qualify for a commercial shooting area license:

A. The location of the land must be at least 5 miles from another commercial shooting area, as measured by a straight line between the property lines at their closest points to each other;

B. The land must be between 200 acres and 400 acres in area;

C. The land must be contiguous. Property bisected by a road or highway is considered to be contiguous for purposes of this paragraph; and

D. The land must be owned or leased by the licensed operator of the commercial shooting area.

A person is not eligible ineligible to receive a new shooting area license within 6 months of the expiration of the license for