§ 4924

Exceptions The requirements of sections 4922 and 4923 of this title shall not apply:(1) when the failure to retrieve, the failure to salvage, or the failure to retain the covered wild animal is beyond the control of the person due to: (A) theft of the covered wild animal by another person;(B) unavoidable loss in the field to a wild animal;(C) lack of legal access to property where a wounded or dead covered wild animal is located, including when signage on the property would lead a reasonable person to believe that hunting is prohibited on the land; or (D) other circumstances that prevent salvage, retrieval, or retention;(2) in order to defend a person or property, including defense of property authorized under this part or rules adopted under this part; (3) when the covered wild animal is sick or diseased;(4) to a State, federal, or municipal law enforcement officer or employee when the law enforcement officer or employee is acting within the course of the officer’s or employee’s employment; or (5) when following generally accepted hunting or trapping practices for retrieval of a covered wild animal when a practice is: (A) set forth under this part or rules adopted under

ee’s employment; or (5) when following generally accepted hunting or trapping practices for retrieval of a covered wild animal when a practice is: (A) set forth under this part or rules adopted under this part; or(B) approved as a best practice by the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife. (Added 2021, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 11, 2022.)