§ 20-13-16 - Harassment of hunters, trappers, and fishers prohibited.
SECTION 20-13-16
§ 20-13-16 Harassment of hunters,trappers, and fishers prohibited. – (a) No person shall obstruct or interfere with the lawful taking of wildlife byanother person at the location where the activity is taking place with intentto prevent the lawful taking.
(b) A person violates this section when he or sheintentionally or knowingly:
(1) Drives or disturbs wildlife for the purpose of disruptingthe lawful taking of wildlife where another person is engaged in the process oflawfully taking wildlife;
(2) Blocks, impedes, or otherwise harasses another person whois engaged in the process of lawfully taking wildlife;
(3) Uses natural or artificial visual, aural, olfactory, orphysical stimuli to affect wildlife behavior in order to hinder or prevent thelawful taking of wildlife;
(4) Erects barriers with the intent to deny ingress or egressto areas where the lawful taking of wildlife may occur;
(5) Interjects himself or herself into the line of fire;
(6) Affects the condition or placement of personal or publicproperty intended for use in the lawful taking of wildlife in order to impairits usefulness or prevent its use; or
(7) Enters or remains upon private lands without thepermission of the owner or the owner's agent, with intent to violate thissection.
(c) A violation of this section is a civil violation forwhich a forfeiture of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more thanfive hundred dollars ($500) may be adjudged.