Sec. 26-62. Hunting accidents; suspension of license or privilege to hunt.
Sec. 26-62. Hunting accidents; suspension of license or privilege to hunt. Any
person who, with any weapon or instrument used in hunting, injures or causes the death
of any person, or injures or causes the death of any animal other than a wild animal, or
damages the property of another, shall be given a hearing by the commissioner, who
may, for cause shown, suspend the hunting license or, if no license is held, the privilege
of such person to hunt, for such period of time as the commissioner deems advisable.
Any such person may apply to the commissioner for the restoration of his hunting privilege and the commissioner shall hear such application and may at his discretion, restore
the hunting privilege. Any person whose hunting license is under suspension pursuant
to this section shall successfully complete a remedial hunter education course as required
under section 26-31 prior to any restoration of his privilege to obtain a hunting license.
(1949, 1953, S. 2470d; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 258; P.A. 97-250, S. 9.)
History: 1971 act substituted references to environmental protection commissioner for references to board of fisheries
and game; P.A. 97-250 added provision re completion of a remedial education course prior to restoration of privilege to
obtain hunting license.