No person within the State may kill, catch, or have in his possession, living or dead, any resident or migratory wild bird, other than a game bird, or purchase or offer or expose for sale any wild nongame bird after it has been killed or caught, except as permitted by Section 50-11-1180.
1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1984 Act No. 282, Section 2)]; 1952 (47) 1686, 2179; 1918 (390) 794; 1905 (24) 950; Cr. C. '12 Sections 734, 739; Cr. C. '22 Sections 757, 761; 1932 Code Section 1789; 1942 Code Section 1787-1; 1952 Code Section 28-401; [Derived from former Section 50-11-2410 (1962 Code Section 28-401.