Suppressors illegal for poaching
Section 1. Section 87-6-401 is amended to read:
87-6-401. Unlawful use of equipment while hunting. (1) A person
may not:
(a) hunt or attempt to hunt any game
animal or game bird by the aid or with the use of any snare,
except as allowed in 87-3-127 and 87-3-128, set gun, projected
artificial light, trap, salt lick, or bait;
(b) use any recorded or electrically
amplified bird or animal calls or sounds or recorded or
electrically amplified imitations of bird or animal calls or
sounds to assist in the hunting, taking, killing, or capturing of
wildlife except predatory animals and those birds not protected by
state or federal law;
(c) while hunting illegally, take into
a field or forest or have in the person's possession any device or
mechanism devised to silence, muffle, or minimize the report of
any firearm, whether the device or mechanism is operated from or
attached to any firearm;
(d) while hunting, possess any electronic
motion-tracking device or mechanism, as defined by commission
rule, that is designed to track the motion of a game animal and
relay information on the animal's movement to the hunter. A
radio-tracking collar attached to a dog that is used by a hunter
engaged in lawful hunting activities is not considered a
motion-tracking device or mechanism for purposes of this
subsection (1)(d).
(e) while hunting, use archery equipment
that has been prohibited by rule of the commission;
(f) use a shotgun to hunt deer or elk
except with weapon type and loads as specified by the department;
(g) use a rifle to hunt or shoot upland
game birds unless the use of rifles is permitted by the
department. This does not prohibit the shooting of wild waterfowl
from blinds over decoys with a shotgun only, not larger than a
number 10 gauge, fired from the shoulder.
(h) use a rifle to hunt or shoot wild
turkey during the spring wild turkey season.
(2) A person convicted of a violation of
this section shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $1,000
or be imprisoned in the county detention center for not more than
6 months, or both. In addition, the person, upon conviction or
forfeiture of bond or bail, may be subject to forfeiture of any
current hunting, fishing, or trapping license issued by this state
and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap in this state or to use
state lands, as defined in 77-1-101, for recreational purposes for
a period of time set by the court.
(3) A person convicted of hunting while
using projected artificial light as described in subsection (1)(a)
may be subject to the additional penalties provided in 87-6-901
and 87-6-902.
(4) A violation of this section may also
result in an order to pay restitution pursuant to 87-6-905 through
87-6-907.