49-7-33 - Use of scents, lures or sound devices.
§ 49-7-33. Use of scents, lures or sound devices.
(1) It is unlawful to hunt, trap or kill any wild bird or wild animal of any kind with the aid of bait, recordings of bird or animal calls, or electrically amplified imitations of calls of any kind, except a person:
(a) May use electrically amplified sound devices for hunting crow;
(b) May use liquid scents for any animal or bird;
(c) May use lures for trapping fur-bearing animals, according to regulations adopted by the commission;
(d) May take nuisance animals as provided in Section 49-7-31.5; and
(e) May take deer with the aid of bait if the commission allows the use of bait as provided under Section 49-7-33.1. This paragraph shall repeal on July 1, 2010.
(2) The commission, in its discretion, may relax the restrictions regarding the use of lures or sound devices if a condition arises or exists, as decided by the State Board of Health or county board of health, that may endanger persons or livestock in a certain community, county or area.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 5897; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1942, ch. 253; Laws, 1944, ch. 234, § 7; Laws, 1971, ch. 322, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 417; Laws, 1996, ch. 486, § 3; Laws, 2005, ch. 523, § 1; Laws, 2007, ch. 499, § 3; Laws, 2007, ch. 600, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 2007.