32-20A-12. Hunting from snowmobile prohibited--Coyote hunting excepted--Penalty.An individual may not chase, drive, harass, kill, or attempt to kill any game animal or game bird, with or from a snowmobile.Notwithstanding the prohibition of this section, an individual may use a snowmobile in the taking of a coyote if:(1)The individual is on property that the individual owns or leases or the individual is on the property as an invitee of the owner or lessee;(2)The individual is at least eighteen years of age;(3)The individual is not engaged in harassing the coyote;(4)The individual is using a firearm to take the coyote;(5)The snowmobile is stationary at the time the individual shoots or attempts to shoot the coyote; and(6)No other individual is aboard the snowmobile.A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1971, ch 182, §10; SL 1989, ch 255, §115; SL 2011, ch 145, §2; SL 2024, ch 119, §1.
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