§ 71-0921. Misdemeanors.\n The following acts are misdemeanors, punishable as herein provided,\nwhen they are done in violation of the section or subdivision thereof\nspecified, or if no section is specified, in violation of any section of\nthe Fish and Wildlife Law:\n 1. (a) The illegal taking of big game prior to the first day of the\nopen season or after the last day of the open season in the county or\npart thereof where taken, or the taking of big game with aid of an\nartificial light. Each such misdemeanor for a violation of this\nparagraph shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year\nor by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than three\nthousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.\n (b) Any illegal taking of a deer, other than a taking described in\nparagraph (a) of this subdivision, such misdemeanor shall be punishable\nby imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not less than\ntwo hundred fifty dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, or by both\nsuch imprisonment and fine.\n 2. The illegal taking of a bear less than one year old or the taking\nof a bear by a means or method not permitted by this chapter. Such\nmisdemeanor shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than one\nyear or by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, or by both such\nimprisonment and fine. The sale of bear gallbladder/bile in violation of\nparagraph b of subdivision nine of section 11-0917 of this chapter shall\nbe punishable by a fine of five thousand dollars per violation.\n 3. Possession, use or discharge of a firearm in violation of\nsubdivision 1, 2, 4, 5, or 6 of section 11-0931 of this chapter. Each\nsuch misdemeanor shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than\nthree months or by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more\nthan one thousand dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine.\n 4. a. Violations of:\n (1) subdivision one of section 13-0309 of this chapter involving the\ntaking of shellfish from uncertified shellfish lands, or the possession,\ntransportation, sale or trafficking in shellfish so taken;\n (2) subdivision two of section 13-0309 of this chapter involving the\ntaking of shellfish between sunset and sunrise;\n (3) subdivision ten of section 13-0309 of this chapter involving the\npossession of a stick dredge after one prior conviction under such\nsubdivision for such activity;\n (4) subdivision one of section 13-0311 of this chapter involving the\ntaking of shellfish without the required digger's permit;\n (5) subdivision seven of section 13-0311 of this chapter involving the\ntaking of shellfish while one's digger's permit is suspended or revoked;\n (6) subdivision one of section 13-0315 of this chapter involving the\nprocessing, transportation, shipment or sale of shellfish without the\nrequired shipper's or processor's permit;\n (7) regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to section\n13-0319 of this chapter involving the failure to tag or seal shellfish\nor the falsifying of any information required on any tag or seal\nrequired by said regulations;\n (8) subdivision five of section 13-0325 of this chapter, regarding the\ntaking of undersized clams, where the taking involves more than\ntwenty-four percentum of clams of less than legal size;\n (9) regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to section\n13-0327 of this chapter, regarding the taking of undersized scallops,\nwhere the taking involves more than twenty-four percentum of scallops of\nless than legal size; and\n (10) section 13-0344 of this chapter involving the dumping of objects\ninto the water after being signaled by a police officer or peace officer\nto stop for inspection.\n b. Each such misdemeanor identified in paragraph a of this subdivision\nshall be punishable as follows:\n (1) For a first conviction for any of the violations listed in\nparagraph a of this subdivision, by imprisonment for not more than sixty\ndays
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