§11451.__Hunting deer with unconventional weapon; license

1.__License required.__Except as otherwise authorized in this Part, a person may not hunt deer with an unconventional weapon unless that person has a valid license issued under this section.__ Each day a person violates this subsection that person commits a Class E crime for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal to twice the applicable license fee must be imposed.

2.__Issuance; eligibility.__The commissioner shall issue to an eligible person a license to hunt deer with an unconventional weapon during any open season on deer.__A license issued pursuant to this section is valid for only one type of unconventional weapon and must specify that type of weapon on the license.

3. Eligibility.__A person is eligible for a license to hunt deer with an unconventional weapon if that person:

A.__Is suffering from the loss of both arms above the elbow or from the loss of the use of both arms; and

B.__Can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the commissioner, proficiency with that weapon, including knowledge of safety skills and responsible hunting practices relevant to that weapon.

A person who applies for a license to hunt deer with an unconventional weapon on the basis that the person has lost the use of both arms must submit a statement by a doctor licensed to practice medicine in the State verifying that the applicant has lost the use of both arms to the extent that it would be medically impossible for that person to hunt with a conventional weapon.

4.__Schedule of fees.__The schedule of fees for this license is the same schedule of fees for other licenses provided in section 11109 that allow the licensee to take deer, subject to a special privilege in section 10108, subsection 3 and section 10853.

5.__Applicability of laws.__Except as provided in this section, those portions of this Part relating to deer are applicable to the taking of deer with a license issued under this section.

§11452.__Baiting deer