Section 23A-5-313 - Habitual wanton destruction of protected wildlife -Criminal penalty(1) As used in this section, "convicted" includes a guilty adjudication, guilty plea, no contest plea, and guilty or no contest plea entered in a plea in abeyance agreement under Title 77, Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance.(2) A person commits habitual wanton destruction of protected wildlife if the person: (a) takes a big game animal in violation of Section 23A-5-311; and(b) within seven years of the day on which the violation described in Subsection (2)(a) occurs, has twice been convicted of taking a big game animal in violation of Section 23A-5-311.(3) A person who commits habitual wanton destruction of protected wildlife is guilty of a third degree felony.Renumbered from § 23-20-4.7 and amended by Chapter 103, 2023 General Session ,§ 135, eff. 7/1/2023.Enacted by Chapter 52, 2010 General Session.