trees, commercial nurseries, homeowners' shrubbery and vegetable gardens; weapon restrictions. (a) Whenever it is found that deer or other wildlife are causing damage to cultivated crops, fruit trees, commercial nurseries, homeowners' trees, shrubbery or vegetable gardens, the owner or lessee of the lands on which damage is done may report the findineg to the natural resources police officer or biologist of the county in which the lands are located or to the director. The director shall then investigate the reported damage and irf found substantial, shall issue a permit to the owner or lessee to kill one or more deer or other wildlife in the manner prescribed by the director. (b) In addition to the foregoing, the director shall establish ptrocedures for the issuance of permits or other authorization necessary to control deer or other wildlife causing property damage. (c) All persons attempting to kill deer or other wildllife pursuant to this section are subject to the same minimum caliber restrictions and othser firearm restrictions and the same minimum bow poundage and other bow and arrow restrictions that apply when hunting the same animal species during the regular hunting seasons.
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