Statute in Full:
§ 27-3-110. License required for shooting preserve; application; conditions for issuing license
§ 27-3-111. Prohibited acts on wildlife management area
§ 27-3-112. Unlawful to hunt except during certain period and hours; bag limits
§ 27-3-113. Unlawful to propagate, possess or release birds and animals on shooting preserve; exceptions; importation
§ 27-3-114. Laws and regulations applicable to shooting preserves; nonresident licenses
§ 27-3-110. License required for shooting preserve; application; conditions for issuing license
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to release pen raised game birds, except as provided in Code Section 27-2-14, unless the person has first obtained a commercial, blanket commercial, or private shooting preserve license as provided in Code Section 27-2-23. Such license shall be effective from April 1 through March 31 of the following year.
(b) An application for a shooting preserve license shall be submitted on a form furnished by the department and shall contain the following:
(1) The applicant's name and address;
(2) A detailed description of the proposed activities and operations on the shooting preserve;
(3) The location and description of the premises of the preserve; and
(4) Such other information as may be necessary in order for the department to evaluate the application properly.
(c) No shooting preserve license shall be issued unless the following conditions are met:
(1) The land to comprise the preserve must consist of not more than 1,000 acres and not less than 100 acres and must be owned or leased by the applicant. If the land is under lease to the applicant, the lease shall be for a term of not less than one year from the date of application, and the lease shall be subject to inspection and approval by the department;
(2) The boundary lines of the premises must be marked by signs located not more than 400 feet apart, indicating that they are the boundary line signs, in letters not less than two inches in height, and shall further indicate that the premises are posted as against trespassing; and
(3) If the applicant intends to allow the shooting of bobwhite quail or ducks, or both, the applicant must show that the preserve has or will have a minimum of 1,000 quail, if quail are to be shot, or 200 ducks, if ducks are to be shot, or a minimum of 1,000 quail and 200 ducks, if both quail and ducks are to be shot. Such birds must be on the preserve at the time of application; or the applicant must show that he has a binding contract for such number of birds, which birds shall be released before or during the season for hunting on the proposed shooting preserve.
CREDIT(S)
Laws 1957, p. 295, §§ 3, 4, 9; Laws 1977, p. 396, § 1; Laws 1990, p. 386, § 3; Laws 2002, p. 807, § 3; Laws 2007, Act 18, § 27, eff. May 11, 2007.
§ 27-3-111. Prohibited acts on wildlife management area
(a) It shall be unlawful to remove any game bird from a shooting preserve unless the bird has a tag on it showing the date the bird was taken and the shooting preserve license number.
(b) It shall also be unlawful to release on a shooting preserve any mallard or black duck unless the duck is a pen raised mallard or black duck.
(c) It shall also be unlawful for a licensee under this article to fail to maintain a complete record of all birds propagated, released, or taken on the preserve or to fail to furnish to the department a copy of the records within 60 days after the end of the hunting season on the preserve.
(d) It shall also be unlawful for any such licensee to fail to notify the department within 24 hours of the diagnosis of any epizootic disease of any game bird on the preserve, including unreleased stock.
CREDIT(S)
Laws 1977, p. 396, § 1.
§ 27-3-112. Unlawful to hunt except during certain period and hours; bag limits
It shall be unlawful to hunt pen raised game birds on a shooting preserve except between October 1 and March 31 of the following year, and except from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. It shall also be unlawful to exceed the daily or season bag limits prescribed by law or regulation for any game bird or game animal, provided that there shall be no bag limits for pen raised birds. It shall also be unlawful to hunt on a shooting preserve any game bird or game animal except during the open season for such bird or animal as prescribed by law or regulation; provided, however, that it shall be lawful to hunt bobwhite quail between October 1 and March 31 of the following year; provided, further, that it shall be lawful to hunt any other pen raised game bird between October 1 and March 31 of the following year when prior approval has been obtained from the department.
CREDIT(S)
Laws 1977, p. 396, § 1; Laws 1981, p. 798, § 16; Laws 2002, p. 807, § 4.
§ 27-3-113. Unlawful to propagate, possess or release birds and animals on shooting preserve; exceptions; importation
It shall be unlawful for any person to propagate, possess, or release on any shooting preserve any bird or animal except bobwhite quail, chukar or red-legged partridge, coturnix or Japanese quail, pheasant, mallard, and black duck unless the person has received prior written approval from the department. Importation of any bird or animal for purposes of propagation, possession, or release on a shooting preserve shall be in conformance with the requirements of Article 3 of this chapter regarding transportation of wildlife, the requirements of Code Section 27-2-11 regarding game species, and the requirements of Chapter 5 of this title regarding wild animals.
CREDIT(S)
Laws 1977, p. 396, § 1; Laws 1979, p. 678, § 52.
§ 27-3-114. Laws and regulations applicable to shooting preserves; nonresident licenses
Except as otherwise specifically provided, all wildlife laws and regulations shall be in full force and effect on shooting preserves licensed pursuant to this article. Specifically, hunting licenses shall be required of all persons hunting on such preserves; provided, however, that it shall be lawful for any resident or nonresident to hunt pen raised game birds on such a preserve with a shooting preserve hunting license as provided in Code Section 27-2-23; and provided, further, that it shall be lawful for any person to hunt pen raised game birds without a hunting license on a shooting preserve which possesses a valid blanket shooting preserve license as provided in Code Section 27-2-23.
CREDIT(S)
Laws 1977, p. 396, § 1; Laws 1979, p. 420, § 13; Laws 1990, p. 386, § 4; Laws 2002, p. 807, § 5; Laws 2009, Act 167, § 9, eff. May 5, 2009.
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