| | | 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: |
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| | | B.__Trapping with drowning sets in navigable rivers and | | streams; or |
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| | | C.__Trapping with drowning sets on state-owned land and | | public rights-of-way. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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: |
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| | | A.__A person may trap within 1/2 mile of the built-up | | portion of a city or village with drowning sets; and |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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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