C.__Give notice of the event by the quickest means to a game warden or, in the event that a game warden can not be contacted, to the law enforcement officer nearest the place where the event occurred.

2.__Prohibition.__ A person may not fail to comply with the requirements of subsection 1.

3.__Penalty.__A person who fails to aid an injured person or report a hunting accident in accordance with this section commits a Class C crime.

SUBCHAPTER 5

BEAR HUNTING

ARTICLE 1

BEAR SEASONS

§11251. Open and closed seasons

1.__Open season on bear; commissioner's authority.__This subsection governs the open and closed seasons on bear.

A.__There is an open season on hunting bear from the first Monday preceding September 1st to November 30th annually.__ The commissioner may, pursuant to section 10104, subsection 1, adopt rules prohibiting the use of bait to hunt black bear during any portion of the open bear hunting season.

B.__There is an open season on using a dog or dogs in conjunction with bear hunting from the first Monday preceding September 1st to the day preceding the open firearm season on deer provided in sections 11401 and 11402.

C.__The commissioner may shorten the open seasons on bear as established in paragraphs A and B in any part of the State as long as:

(1)__The demarcation of the areas with a shortened season follows recognizable physical boundaries such as rivers and railroad rights-of-way; and

(2)__The decision is made and published prior to February 1st of any year.