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§11751-A
Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Subpart 4: FISH AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 915: HUNTING: SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
Subchapter 8: WILD TURKEY HUNTING
Article 2: POSSESSION OF WILD TURKEYS
§11753

§11752. Tagging wild turkey

1.  Tags.  The commissioner shall prescribe the form and content of and produce wild turkey tags.  
[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §181 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
2.  Tagging.  Except as provided in section 12307, prior to presenting a wild turkey for registration, a person may not possess or leave in the field or forest a wild turkey killed by that person unless the wild turkey has securely attached to it a plainly visible tag that conforms to the requirements established under this section.  
[PL 2021, c. 121, §1 (AMD).]
3.  Penalties.  The following penalties apply to violations of this section.  
A. A person who violates subsection 2 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §181 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
B. A person who violates subsection 2 after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.   [PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §181 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
[PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §181 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §422 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 414, §A2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 655, §B181 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 655, §B422 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 121, §1 (AMD).
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