SUBCHAPTER 1

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND FEES

§12201. Trapping license

1.__License required.__Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to this Part, a person may not trap unless that person has a valid license issued under this section.__Each day a person violates this subsection that person commits a Class E crime for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal to twice the applicable license fee must be imposed.

2.__Eligibility.__The following persons are eligible to purchase a trapping license, subject to the provisions of subsection 3.

A.__A resident 16 years of age or older is eligible to purchase a resident trapping license.

B.__A resident 10 years of age or older and under 16 years is eligible to purchase a resident junior trapping license.

C.__A resident under 10 years of age may trap without a license.

D.__A nonresident is eligible to purchase a nonresident trapping license.

Nonresident aliens are not eligible to purchase a trapping license.

3.__Successful completion of trapper evaluation program required for license.__A person who applies for a state license to trap, other than a junior license, must submit proof of having successfully completed an education course of the type described in section 10108, subsection 7 or satisfactory evidence of having previously held an adult license to trap in this State or any other state, province or country in any year beginning with 1978.

When proof or evidence can not otherwise be provided, the person may substitute a signed affidavit that that person has previously held the required adult trapping license or that that person has successfully completed the required trapper education course.

4.__Issuance. The commissioner, or the commissioner's agent, may issue a license to engage in trapping.__Clerks or other agents appointed by the commissioner shall charge a fee of $2 for