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Title 12, Chapter 915: HUNTING: SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL HUNTING SEASON PROVISIONS
12 §10951. Closed season
12 §10952. Open seasons for hunting with archery equipment
12 §10953. Open seasons for hunting with crossbow (REPEALED)
12 §10954. Start of open season on upland game (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/25)
12 §10954. Open season on upland game (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/25)
Subchapter 2: HUNTING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND FEES
12 §11101. Application and issuance
12 §11102. Age limitation for obtaining hunting license (REPEALED)
12 §11103. Prohibition for convicted felons, domestic violence offenders and certain nonviolent juvenile offenders
12 §11104. Mental deficiency or illness; eligibility
12 §11105. Safety course
12 §11106. Eligibility for archery hunting license
12 §11106-A. Eligibility for crossbow hunting license (REPEALED)
12 §11107. Eligibility for hunting with muzzle-loader
12 §11108. Hunting without license
12 §11108-A. Junior hunting license restrictions (REPEALED)
12 §11108-B. Apprentice hunter license restrictions
12 §11108-C. Eligibility and restrictions for a junior hunting license
12 §11109. Licenses and fees
12 §11109-A. Super pack license
12 §11110. Transfer of hunting areas or zones
12 §11111. Tracking wounded animals with a leashed dog
Subchapter 3: HUNTING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND FEES
12 §11151. Bear hunting permit
12 §11151-A. Nonresident late season bear hunting permit
12 §11152. Antlerless deer; regulation and authority to issue permits
12 §11153. Special season deer permits; fees
12 §11154. Moose permit
12 §11155. Wild turkey hunting permits
12 §11156. Pheasant hunting permit
12 §11157. Migratory waterfowl permit
12 §11158. Migratory game bird certification
12 §11159. Falconry hunting permit
12 §11160. Coyote night hunting permit
12 §11161. Noise suppression devices (REPEALED)
12 §11162. Eligibility for crossbow hunting permit (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 11161) (REPEALED)
12 §11163. Dog training and hunting permit
Subchapter 4: GENERAL UNLAWFUL ACTS PERTAINING TO HUNTING
12 §11201. Hunting during closed season
12 §11202. Unity Utilities District; closed season
12 §11203. Hunter orange clothing
12 §11204. Criminal trespass
12 §11205. Hunting on Sunday
12 §11206. Night hunting
12 §11207. Twilight hunting (REPEALED)
12 §11208. Unlawful shooting or discharge of firearm or archery equipment
12 §11209. Discharge of firearm or archery equipment near dwelling or building
12 §11209-A. Discharge of firearm within 300 feet of state-owned boat launching ramp
12 §11210. Shooting domestic animals
12 §11211. Unlawful use of firearm in Southport
12 §11212. Motor vehicles and motorboats (REPEALED)
12 §11212-A. Having a loaded firearm or crossbow in a motor vehicle or hunting or shooting from a motor vehicle or motorboat with a firearm or archery equipment
12 §11213. Shooting at or near wildfowl decoys (REPEALED)
12 §11213-A. Shooting at or near decoys
12 §11214. Unlawful use or possession of implements or aids
12 §11215. Use of motorized vehicle to kill, injure or molest wild animals or wild birds
12 §11216. Hunting with aid of aircraft
12 §11217. Buying and selling wild animals and wild birds
12 §11218. Game fees
12 §11219. Hunting on state game farm
12 §11220. Hunting in licensed wildlife exhibit
12 §11221. Disposal of offal; littering
12 §11222. Target identification while hunting
12 §11223. Aid to injured person and reporting hunting accident
12 §11224. Waste of game
12 §11225. Retrieval of wounded or killed big game after hours (REPEALED)
12 §11226. Alien big game hunter; guide required (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 11224) (REPEALED)
12 §11226-A. Canadian big game hunter; guide required (REPEALED)
12 §11226-B. Canadian big game hunter; guide required
12 §11227. Placement of bait for hunting
12 §11228. Hunting with dogs
Subchapter 5: BEAR HUNTING
Article 1: BEAR SEASONS
12 §11251. Open and closed seasons
Article 2: HUNTING METHODS SPECIFIC TO BEAR
12 §11301. Placing of bear bait
12 §11302. Hunting bear with dogs
12 §11303. Hunting bear near dumps
12 §11304. Permission to harvest another person's bear
12 §11305. Unlawful firearms for hunting bear
Article 3: POSSESSION OF BEAR
12 §11351. Bear bag limit
12 §11352. Bear tags and tagging bear
12 §11353. Leaving harvested bear (REPEALED)
12 §11354. Possessing gift bear
Subchapter 6: DEER HUNTING
Article 1: DEER SEASONS
12 §11401. Open and closed seasons for deer
12 §11402. Special regulations
12 §11403. Regular archery-only deer hunting season
12 §11404. Muzzle-loading-only deer hunting season
Article 2: HUNTING METHODS SPECIFIC TO DEER
12 §11451. Hunting deer with unconventional weapon; license (REPEALED)
12 §11452. Baiting deer
12 §11453. Driving deer
12 §11454. Hunting deer with .22 caliber rimfire cartridge
Article 3: POSSESSION OF DEER
12 §11501. Bag limit
12 §11502. Deer tags and tagging
12 §11503. Gift deer
Subchapter 7: MOOSE HUNTING
Article 1: COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE MOOSE HUNTING AND TO SET HUNTING SEASONS AND AREAS
12 §11551. Commissioner authority regarding moose
12 §11552. Moose hunting areas
Article 2: HUNTING METHODS SPECIFIC TO MOOSE
12 §11601. Unlawful hunting of moose
12 §11602. Driving moose
12 §11603. Unlawful firearms for hunting moose
12 §11604. Unlawful hunting methods (REPEALED)
12 §11605. Baiting moose
Article 3: POSSESSION OF MOOSE
12 §11651. Unlawful possession of moose (REPEALED)
12 §11651-A. Hunting moose after having killed one
12 §11652. Bag limits
12 §11653. Tagging moose
12 §11654. Unlawful possession of gift moose
Subchapter 8: WILD TURKEY HUNTING
Article 1: COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE THE HUNTING OF WILD TURKEY; HUNTING LAWS
12 §11701. Authority of commissioner; wild turkey hunting
12 §11702. Wild turkey hunting hours (REPEALED)
Article 2: POSSESSION OF WILD TURKEYS
12 §11751. Unlawful possession of wild turkey (REPEALED)
12 §11751-A. Unlawful possession of wild turkeys
12 §11752. Tagging wild turkey
12 §11753. Gift wild turkey
Article 3: HUNTING METHODS SPECIFIC TO WILD TURKEYS
12 §11801. Prohibited hunting methods
12 §11802. Baiting wild turkeys
Subchapter 9: GAME BIRD HUNTING
12 §11851. Hunting or trapping wild birds
12 §11852. Reopening season (REPEALED)
12 §11853. Closed season; Haley Pond
12 §11854. Nest or eggs of wild birds
12 §11855. Unlawful use of migratory game birds
12 §11856. Pheasants
12 §11857. Unlawful possession of ruffed grouse (REPEALED)
Subchapter 9-A: UPLAND GAME SPECIES HUNTING
12 §11871. Unlawful possession of upland game species
Subchapter 10: RACCOON HUNTING
12 §11901. Raccoons
Subchapter 11: HARE AND RABBIT HUNTING
12 §11951. Hunting hares and rabbits with dogs
12 §11952. Unlawful harvest of wild rabbits or hares
12 §11953. Unlawful possession of wild hares or wild rabbits
Subchapter 12: COYOTE HUNTING
12 §12001. Night season and restrictions
Subchapter 13: HUNTING DOG TRAINING AND FIELD TRAINING
12 §12051. Training
12 §12052. Special dog training area license
12 §12053. Unlawful use of licensed dog training area
12 §12054. Field trials; raccoon and rabbits
12 §12055. License to hold field trials; wild birds
Subchapter 14: COMMERCIAL SHOOTING AREAS
12 §12101. License to operate commercial shooting area
12 §12102. Importation permit for mallard ducks, quail, Chukar partridge and Hungarian partridge
12 §12103. Remote-control hunting (REPEALED)
Subchapter 15: WILDLIFE IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION PERMITS AND REQUIREMENTS
12 §12151. Keeping wildlife in captivity
12 §12152. Permit to possess wildlife in captivity
12 §12153. Violation of rules regarding wild animals in captivity (REPEALED)
12 §12154. Department breeding or rearing wild birds
12 §12155. Importation permit for wildlife (REPEALED)
12 §12156. Release of wildlife into wild
12 §12157. Permit to transport wildlife for breeding and advertising
12 §12158. Importation permit for pheasants (REPEALED)
12 §12159. Taking reptiles and amphibians from the wild
12 §12160. Disposition of wolf hybrids
12 §12161. Taking of certain nonmarine invertebrates from the wild for commercial purposes
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