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incorporated place or on the cultivated or pasture area of land
that is used for agricultural purposes in any unorganized place
and on which land there is an occupied dwelling.__The provisions
of this subsection do not apply to:

 
A.__Beaver trapping;

 
B.__Trapping with drowning sets in navigable rivers and
streams; or

 
C.__Trapping with drowning sets on state-owned land and
public rights-of-way.

 
2.__Trapping near occupied dwelling without written consent.__
A person may not trap any wild animal within 200 yards of an
occupied dwelling without first obtaining the written consent of
the owner or occupant of the land on which the trap is to be set.
The provisions of this subsection do not apply to beaver trapping
or trapping with drowning sets on state-owned land or public
rights-of-way.

 
3.__Trapping near compact, built-up portion of city or
village.__A person may not trap outside that person's land within
1/2 mile of the compact, built-up portion of a city or village,
except:

 
A.__A person may trap within 1/2 mile of the built-up
portion of a city or village with drowning sets; and

 
B.__A person who has a written permit from the landowner may
trap on that landowner's land with cage-type live traps
within 1/2 mile of the built-up portion of a city or
village.

 
A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation
for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500
may be adjudged.

 
4.__Proof of ownership of land.__Before any prosecution is
made under subsection 1 or 2, the landowner or occupant shall
prove that landowner's ownership or that occupant's occupancy of
the land in question.

 
5.__Permission to trap on land of another.__This section may
not be construed to give license or permission to set, place or
tend traps on property that is owned by another person.

 
§12254.__Labeling traps

 
A person may not set a trap for any wild animal without having
the trap plainly labeled with that person's full name and


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