§110.  Deer Management Assistance Program areas; notice; signs; prohibitions

A.  The department shall direct the owner or operator of the Deer Management Assistance Program area to post suitable signs identifying the lands as a Deer Management Assistance Program area which shall be placed at reasonable distances along the boundaries of the lands and at roads and other entrances for the information of the public.  The department shall establish rules and regulations regarding the description and content of the signs and the manner and method of posting signs to reasonably identify the lands as Deer Management Assistance Program areas.  No person shall willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, or deface any sign or notice placed or posted.  

B.  After the posting of the Deer Management Assistance Program area as provided in Subsection A, no person shall knowingly take, attempt to take, disturb, or destroy any wild bird or wild quadruped or the nest, egg, or young thereof on lands designated as Deer Management Assistance Program areas, or shall have in his possession or keep, while on the lands, any firearm, trap, snare, or other device capable of being used in the taking or disturbance of the birds or quadrupeds on such areas, unless the person has been expressly authorized by a permit from the owner, lessee, lessor, or hunting club or organization authorized to hunt on the land to do so and then only for the purpose and under the conditions specified in the permit.  

C.  The owner or operator of the Deer Management Assistance Program area shall be responsible for the actual direct cost of posting the lands with signs as provided in Subsection A.  

D.  Violation of the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall constitute a class one violation.  

E.  Violation of the provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall constitute a class two violation.  

Acts 1990, No. 499, §1.