Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 77.15.190 - Unlawful trapping-Penalty(1) A person is guilty of unlawful trapping if the person:(a) Sets out traps that are capable of taking wild animals, wild birds, game animals, or furbearing mammals and does not possess the licenses, tags, or permits required under this title;(b) Violates any department rule regarding seasons, bag, or possession limits, closed areas including game reserves, closed times, or any other rule governing the trapping of wild animals or wild birds, with the exception of reporting rules; or(c) Fails to identify the owner of the traps or devices by neither (i) attaching a metal tag with the owner's department-assigned identification number or the name and address of the trapper legibly written in numbers or letters not less than one-eighth inch in height nor (ii) inscribing into the metal of the trap such number or name and address.(2) Unlawful trapping is a misdemeanor.Amended by 2014 c 48,§ 10, eff. 6/12/2014.Amended by 2012 c 176,§ 17, eff. 6/7/2012.1999 c 258 § 9; 1998 c 190 § 34.