§ 11-0719. Revocation and suspension of licenses and of right to hunt,\n fish or trap without license.\n 1. a. In the circumstances described in paragraph b of this\nsubdivision the department may revoke any license, bowhunting privilege,\nor muzzle-loading privilege, of any person, to hunt, fish or trap,\ndefined in section 11-0701 of this title or issued pursuant to any\nprovision of the Fish and Wildlife Law, or it may revoke all of such\nlicenses, bowhunting privileges, or muzzle-loading privileges. It may\nalso deny such person, for a period not exceeding five years, the\nprivilege of obtaining such license or licenses, bowhunting privilege,\nor muzzle-loading privilege, or of hunting, trapping or fishing,\nanywhere in the state with or without license, bowhunting privilege, or\nmuzzle-loading privilege, except as provided in subdivision 1 of section\n11-0707 of this title or in section 11-0523 of this article. It may also\nrequire that such person successfully complete a department-sponsored\ncourse and obtain a certificate of qualification in responsible hunting\nincluding responsible crossbow hunting, responsible bowhunting or\nresponsible trapping practices before being issued another license.\n b. This subdivision applies to any person who:\n (1) is convicted of a violation of the Fish and Wildlife Law involving\nthe taking of deer or bear with the aid of an artificial light or signs\nan acknowledgment of such violation of that law for the purpose of\neffecting a settlement by civil compromise or by stipulation; or\n (2) is convicted of a violation of the Fish and Wildlife Law involving\nthe illegal taking of a deer, moose or bear, or signs an acknowledgment\nof any such violation of that law for the purpose of effecting a\nsettlement by civil compromise or by stipulation; or\n (3) is convicted of any violation of the Fish and Wildlife Law or\nsigns an acknowledgment of any violation of that law for the purpose of\neffecting a settlement by civil compromise or by stipulation, and\npreviously during the five years immediately preceding such conviction\nor the signing of such acknowledgment has been so convicted or has\nsigned such an acknowledgment; or\n (4) is convicted of an offense involving a violation of subdivisions\none and two of section 11-0901 of this article relating to taking of\nwildlife when the person taking is in or on a motor vehicle while such\nmotor vehicle is on a public highway or an offense involving a violation\nof subdivision one of section 11-0901 of this article and subparagraph\none of paragraph a of subdivision four of section 11-0931 of this\narticle relating to taking wildlife when the person taking is in or on a\nmotor vehicle and discharging a firearm, crossbow or longbow in such a\nway that the load, bolt or arrow passes over a public highway or a part\nthereof or signs an acknowledgment of any such violation for the purpose\nof affecting a settlement by civil compromise or by stipulation.\n c. Upon receipt of a court notification of the failure of a person to\nappear within three months of the return date or new subsequent\nadjourned date pursuant to an appearance ticket, uniform appearance\nticket or uniform appearance ticket and simplified information charging\nsuch person with a violation of the Fish and Wildlife Law, or any rule\nor regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the department may suspend any\nlicense of such person to hunt, fish or trap pending receipt of notice\nfrom the court that such person has appeared in response to such\nappearance ticket. Such suspension shall take effect no less than thirty\ndays from the day upon which notice thereof is sent by the department to\nthe person whose license is to be suspended.\n 2. a. The department may revoke the licenses, tags, bowhunting\nprivileges, or muzzle-loading privileges, which authorize the holder to\nhunt and/or trap wildlife, and may deny the privilege of obtaining such\nlicenses, tags, bowhunting p
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