Section 11-0703. General provisions  


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  • 1.  a.  The  privileges  of the licenses and stamps defined in section
      11-0701 may be exercised only at the times and places, and in the manner
      and to the extent, permitted by provisions of the Fish and Wildlife  Law
      and  applicable  regulations  of  the  department,  including provisions
      contained and  regulations  authorized  in  sections  of  the  Fish  and
      Wildlife  Law  other  than  those  specifically  referred  to in section
      11-0701.
        b. No license or stamp authorizes the  holder  (a)  to  trespass  upon
      private  lands  or  waters  or  to  interfere with property belonging to
      another person; (b) to take fish or wildlife on an  Indian  reservation;
      (c)  to  enter  upon, or to take or disturb fish or wildlife upon, state
      lands or waters posted by the department except  in  accordance  with  a
      written   permit  from  the  department  or  an  order  adopted  by  the
      department; (d) to take any fish or wildlife in any area closed  to  the
      taking  of fish or wildlife, or to take any species of fish, wildlife or
      protected insect in an area closed to the taking of such species.
        2. No license, permit, tag or stamp is transferable. No  person  shall
      alter,  change,  lend  to  another or attempt to transfer to another any
      license or any button, permit, tag or stamp issued therewith. No person,
      while hunting, shall possess a license, button,  permit,  tag  or  stamp
      which  was  issued  to another person unless actually accompanied by the
      person to whom such license, button, permit, tag or stamp was issued. No
      person shall purchase, possess or use  more  than  one  junior  archery,
      junior   hunting,   small   and   big   game,   big   game,  bowhunting,
      muzzle-loading, sportsman, or resident super-sportsman license or stamp,
      non-resident  bowhunting   or   muzzle-loading   license,   non-resident
      super-sportsman license, non-resident bear tag or special permit for the
      current   license  year,  except  as  permitted  by  regulation  of  the
      department.  Notwithstanding  the   prohibitions   contained   in   this
      subdivision,  the  department  may  authorize  by rule or regulation the
      transfer of deer management permits, issued pursuant to section  11-0913
      of  this  article,  to any person licensed to hunt deer pursuant to this
      title.
        3. Any license, stamp or certificate in lieu of a  lost  or  destroyed
      license, obtained by fraud, or by a person not authorized to hold it, or
      who makes a false statement in applying for it, is void.
        4. a. Non-resident fishing, non-resident super-sportsman, non-resident
      bowhunting  or  muzzle-loading,  or  non-resident  trapping licenses, or
      non-resident bear tags are issuable only to  non-residents  and  persons
      who  have been residents for less than thirty days immediately preceding
      the date of application.
        b. A person under the age of fourteen  years  is  ineligible  for  any
      license which authorizes the holder to hunt big game. A person under the
      age  of  sixteen years is ineligible for a small and big game, sportsman
      or resident super-sportsman, non-resident super-sportsman,  non-resident
      big game, non-resident bowhunting license, or bowhunting stamp. A person
      is  ineligible for a small game, small and big game, junior hunting, big
      game,  junior   archery,   sportsman   and   resident   super-sportsman,
      non-resident    super-sportsman,    or    non-resident   bowhunting   or
      muzzle-loading license unless such  person  meets  the  requirements  of
      subdivision 3 of section 11-0713 of this title.
        c.  Only the following persons are eligible for resident licenses: (1)
      persons who have been residents in the state for more than  thirty  days
      immediately  preceding  the date of application for the licenses, or who
      are enrolled in a full-time course at a college or university within the
      state and who are in residence in the state for the school year, or  who
      are  out of state or foreign exchange high school students enrolled in a
    
      full-time course in a high school  within  the  state  and  who  are  in
      residence  in  the  state  for  the school year; (2) Indian residents or
      members of the six nations residing on any reservation wholly or  partly
      within  the  state;  (3)  members  of  the United States armed forces in
      active service, stationed in this state,  regardless  of  the  place  of
      residence  at  the  time  of  entry  into  the  service; and (4) persons
      privileged under subdivision 5 of section 11-0707  of  this  article  to
      take  wildlife,  other  than  deer  and  bear,  as  if they held hunting
      licenses.
        d. Only persons who possess a small and big game license, the big game
      license portion of the free sportsman, a sportsman license  or  resident
      super-sportsman  license are eligible for a bowhunting or muzzle-loading
      stamp, except that the holder of a junior  hunting  license,  who  is  a
      resident  and  who  is  at  least  fourteen years old, is eligible for a
      muzzle-loading stamp.
        e. A person under the age of twelve years is ineligible for  a  junior
      hunting license.
        5. a. One-day and seven-day fishing licenses expire on the date stated
      on them.
        b.  A  fishing license issued without charge to a resident as formerly
      provided in subdivision 2 of section 11-0715, shall remain effective for
      the life of the licensee.
        c. A special antlerless deer license is effective during  the  special
      open season for which it is issued.
        d.  All  other  licenses  and  stamps  defined  in section 11-0701 are
      effective for a license year beginning October 1  and  ending  September
      30.
        6.  a.  Except  as  provided in section 11-0707 and section 11-0709 of
      this title, no person shall (1) hunt wildlife, other than deer or  bear,
      or  take  fish  with  a gun, unless such person holds and is entitled to
      exercise the privileges of a small game, junior hunting, small  and  big
      game,   free   sportsman,  sportsman  or  resident  super-sportsman,  or
      non-resident super-sportsman license; (2)  hunt  antlerless  deer  in  a
      special  open  season  therefor  pursuant  to  subdivision  6 of section
      11-0903 of this article unless such person  holds  and  is  entitled  to
      exercise the privileges of and has on his or her person while so hunting
      a  small  and big game, big game, junior archery, free sportsman, junior
      hunting if the licensee is  at  least  fourteen  years  old,  sportsman,
      resident  super-sportsman,  non-resident super-sportsman or non-resident
      bowhunting or muzzle-loading license,  and  a  special  antlerless  deer
      license; (3) take fish or frogs in the manner described in subdivision 4
      of  section  11-0701  of  this  title  unless such person is entitled to
      exercise the privileges of a fishing license; (4) trap  wildlife  unless
      such person holds a trapping license.
        b.  Except  as provided in section 11-0707 and section 11-0709 of this
      title, no resident shall (1) hunt wild deer or bear unless  such  person
      holds  and  is  entitled  to  exercise the privileges of a small and big
      game, junior archery,  junior  hunting  if  the  licensee  is  at  least
      fourteen   years   old,   free   sportsman,   sportsman,   or   resident
      super-sportsman license, and meets the requirements of this article; (2)
      hunt wild deer or bear with a longbow in a special longbow season unless
      such person holds and is entitled to exercise the privileges of a  small
      and  big  game,  junior  archery, free sportsman, sportsman, or resident
      super-sportsman license with a bowhunting stamp affixed  and  meets  the
      requirements  of  this  article;  or  (3)  hunt wild deer or bear with a
      muzzle-loading firearm in a special muzzle-loading firearm season unless
      such person holds a small  and  big  game,  free  sportsman,  sportsman,
      junior  hunting  if  the  licensee  is  at  least fourteen years old, or
    
      resident super-sportsman license with a muzzle-loading stamp affixed and
      meets the requirements of this article.
        c.  Except  as provided in section 11-0707 and section 11-0709 of this
      title, no non-resident shall (1) hunt wild deer unless such person holds
      and is entitled to  exercise  the  privileges  of  a  big  game,  junior
      archery,  junior hunting if the licensee is at least fourteen years old,
      non-resident   super-sportsman,   or    non-resident    bowhunting    or
      muzzle-loading  license;  (2) hunt wild deer with a longbow in a special
      longbow season unless such person holds and is entitled to exercise  the
      privileges  of  a non-resident super-sportsman, non-resident bowhunting,
      or junior archery license; (3) hunt  wild  deer  with  a  muzzle-loading
      firearm  in  a  special muzzle-loading firearm season unless such person
      holds a  non-resident  super-sportsman  or  non-resident  muzzle-loading
      license;  (4)  hunt  wild bear unless such person holds a junior hunting
      license if the licensee is at least fourteen years old, a junior archery
      license, or a non-resident bear tag  in  combination  with  one  of  the
      non-resident  deer  licenses  listed  in  subparagraph 1, 2 or 3 of this
      paragraph.