A person may not, without the permission of the person conducting the hunt, kill or wound a bear that is treed or held at bay by another person's dog or dogs.

ARTICLE 3

POSSESSION OF BEAR

§11351.__Bear bag limit

1.__Hunting or trapping bear after having killed one.__A person may not hunt or trap bear after that person has killed or registered one during any open season.__A person who violates this subsection commits a Class D crime for which the court shall impose a sentencing alternative involving a term of imprisonment not to exceed 180 days; the court also shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000, none of which may be suspended.

2.__Exceeding bag limit on bears.__Except as otherwise provided, a person may not possess more than one bear in any calendar year.__A person who violates this subsection commits a Class D crime for which the court shall impose a sentencing alternative involving a term of imprisonment not to exceed 180 days; the court also shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000, none of which may be suspended.

§11352.__Bear tags and tagging bear

1.__Bear tags.__The commissioner shall prescribe the form and content of a bear tag and produce a bear tag that is part of a big game hunting license.

2.__Prohibition.__A person may not, prior to presenting a bear for registration, possess or leave in the field or forest a bear killed by that person that does not have securely attached to it and plainly visible a bear tag that conforms to the requirements of subsection 1.

3.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

§11353.__Leaving harvested bear

1.__Prohibition.__A person who kills a bear may not leave the bear without taking it with that person unless the person