LD 1600
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2.__Possession of hunting equipment while intoxicated.__The
possession of hunting equipment in the fields or forests or on
the waters or ice in the State by a person while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs is prima facie evidence
that the possessor is in violation of subsection 1.

 
3.__Penalties.__A person who violates this section commits a
Class D crime.__In determining an appropriate sentence, refusal
to submit to a chemical test must in every case be an aggravating
factor.__In the following cases the following minimum penalties
apply.

 
A.__In the case of a person having no previous convictions
of a violation of subsection 1 within the previous 6-year
period, the fine may not be less than $400.__If that person
was adjudicated within the previous 6-year period for
failure to comply with the duty to submit to and complete a
blood-alcohol test under section 10702, subsection 1, the
fine may not be less than $500.__A conviction under this
paragraph must include a period of incarceration of not less
than 48 hours, none of which may be suspended, when the
person:

 
(1)__Was tested as having a blood-alcohol level of
0.15% or more;

 
(2)__Failed or refused to stop upon request or signal
of an officer in uniform, pursuant to section 6953 or
10651, during the operation that resulted in
prosecution for operating under the influence or with a
blood-alcohol level of 0.08% or more; or

 
(3)__Failed to submit to a chemical test to determine
that person's blood-alcohol level or drug
concentration, requested by a law enforcement officer
on the occasion that resulted in the conviction.

 
B.__In the case of a person having one previous conviction
of a violation of subsection 1 within the previous 6-year
period, the fine may not be less than $600.__If that person
was adjudicated within the previous 6-year period for
failure to comply with the duty to submit to and complete a
blood-alcohol or drug concentration test under section
10702, subsection 1, the fine may not be less than $800.__A
conviction under this paragraph must include a period of
incarceration of not less than 7 days, none of which may be
suspended.

 
C.__In the case of a person having 2 or more previous
convictions of violations of subsection 1 within the


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