| | | beaver trapping or trapping with drowning sets on state-owned | | land or public rights-of-way. |
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| | | 3.__Trapping near compact, built-up portion of city or | | village.__A person may not trap outside that person's land within | | 1/2 mile of the compact, built-up portion of a city or village, | | except: |
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| | | A.__A person may trap within 1/2 mile of the built-up | | portion of a city or village with drowning sets; and |
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| | | B.__A person who has a written permit from the landowner may | | trap on that landowner's land with cage-type live traps | | within 1/2 mile of the built-up portion of a city or | | village. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | | may be adjudged. |
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| | | 4.__Proof of ownership of land.__Before any prosecution is | | made under subsection 1 or 2, the landowner or occupant shall | | prove that landowner's ownership or that occupant's occupancy of | | the land in question. |
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| | | 5.__Permission to trap on land of another.__This section may | | not be construed to give license or permission to set, place or | | tend traps on property that is owned by another person. |
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| | | A person may not set a trap for any wild animal without having | | the trap plainly labeled with that person's full name and | | address.__A person who violates this section commits a civil | | violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more | | than $500 may be adjudged unless otherwise specified. |
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| | | 1.__Failure to visit traps.__A person may not: |
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| | | A.__While trapping in an organized or incorporated place | | fail to: |
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| | | (1)__Check each trap, except killer-type traps, at | | least once in every calendar day; and |
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| | | (2)__Check each killer-type trap at least once in every | | 3 calendar days; and |
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| | | B.__While trapping in an unorganized place fail to: |
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