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§11162
Title 12: CONSERVATION
Part 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
Subpart 4: FISH AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 915: HUNTING: SEASONS, REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
Subchapter 3: HUNTING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND FEES
§11201

§11163. Dog training and hunting permit

1.  Permit required.  Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to this Part, a person may not train a hunting dog on bear, fox or raccoon or hunt bear, coyote, bobcat, fox or raccoon with a dog without a valid dog training and hunting permit issued under this section. A person who is training or hunting with a dog under the supervision of and in the presence of a licensed guide who has a valid dog training and hunting permit is exempt from this subsection.  
[PL 2021, c. 580, §7 (NEW).]
2.  Issuance of permit.  The commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent shall issue a dog training and hunting permit to an applicant 16 years of age or older permitting the applicant to hunt with or train dogs. A person under 16 years of age may, without a dog training and hunting permit, hunt with or train dogs in accordance with this Part.  
[PL 2021, c. 580, §7 (NEW).]
3.  Fee.  The fee for a dog training and hunting permit is $12.  
[PL 2021, c. 580, §7 (NEW).]
4.  Violations.  The following penalties apply to violations of this section.  
A. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.   [PL 2021, c. 580, §7 (NEW).]
B. A person who violates this section 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 2021, c. 580, §7 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 580, §7 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 580, §7 (NEW).
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