Sec. 47-65a. Hunting and fishing on reservations.
Sec. 47-65a. Hunting and fishing on reservations. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 26-27, any Indian may take, hunt or trap any wild bird or quadruped
on, or take or assist in taking any fish or bait species in the waters of, the reservation of
such Indian's tribe without a license therefor, subject to the regulations promulgated by
the council and to such seasonal and bag limitations as may be provided by law. The
Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall issue, without fee, a private land deer
permit to any Indian for use only on the reservation of such Indian's tribe provided such
reservation is not less than two hundred fifty acres in size and provided further no such
Indian shall be issued more than one such permit per season. Such permit shall allow
the use of a rifle, shotgun, muzzleloader or bow and arrow on such reservation land
from November first until December thirty-first, inclusive, of each year.
(P.A. 73-660, S. 7, 11; P.A. 00-67, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 00-67 made technical changes and added requirement that the commissioner issue private land deer
permits for reservations with limits on reservation size, number of permits issued, type of weapon and season.
Cited. 180 C. 474.