2.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.

SUBCHAPTER 8

WILD TURKEY HUNTING

ARTICLE 1

COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE THE HUNTING

OF WILD TURKEY; HUNTING LAWS

§11701.__Authority of commissioner; wild turkey hunting

The commissioner may establish open seasons for hunting wild turkeys, designate areas that are open to the taking of wild turkeys in any part of the State, prescribe the form and regulate the number of permits to be issued, determine the number and sex of the birds to be harvested, establish bag limits, establish permit eligibility requirements, specify the types of weapons to be used during any open wild turkey hunting season and make any other rules that the commissioner considers necessary for the protection of the wild turkey resource.

§11702.__Wild turkey hunting hours

The legal hunting time, unless otherwise provided by rule of the commissioner, is 1/2 hour before sunrise to 11 a.m. each wild turkey hunting day.

ARTICLE 2

POSSESSION OF WILD TURKEYS

§11751.__Unlawful possession of wild turkey

1.__Possession of wild turkeys.__A person may not possess a wild turkey except in accordance with section 11155, subsections 1 to 6; sections 11701, 11702 and 12301; section 12304, subsection 3; and section 12305.

2.__Possession of wild turkey parts.__A person may not, notwithstanding section 12356, subsection 1, possess any part or parts of a wild turkey, unless each part is plainly labeled with the name and address of the person who registered the wild turkey.